Feet to Metres Calculator — ft to m Conversion
Convert any length in feet to metres (and centimetres, millimetres, inches, yards) instantly. Based on the exact international definition: 1 foot = 0.3048 metres.
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1 ft = 0.3048 m — exact international definition
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Conversion factor
1 ft = 0.3048 mExact international definition adopted in 1959 — no rounding error. - 2
Feet to metres
6 × 0.3048 = 1.8288
How does this calculator work?
Multiply feet by 0.3048 for metres (exact since 1959): 1 ft = 0.3048 m, 1 ft = 30.48 cm, 1 ft = 12 in, 1 ft = 304.8 mm. Divide metres by 0.3048 to go the other way. Common examples: 5 ft = 1.524 m; 6 ft = 1.829 m; 10 ft = 3.048 m.
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How this is calculated
The international foot was standardised as exactly 0.3048 metres in 1959, replacing the slightly different survey foot still used for some US land records. This makes every conversion from feet to metric units a simple multiplication with no rounding error in the conversion factor itself.
Multiply feet by 0.3048 for metres, by 30.48 for centimetres, by 304.8 for millimetres, and by 0.0003048 for kilometres. To convert the other way, divide by the same factor (e.g. 1 m = 1/0.3048 ≈ 3.28084 ft). The calculator also shows the feet-and-inches breakdown: the whole-number part of the input in feet plus the fractional part converted to inches (fractions × 12).
Common reference points: 1 ft = 30.48 cm; 5 ft = 1.524 m; 6 ft = 1.8288 m (a common tall adult height); 10 ft = 3.048 m; 100 ft = 30.48 m. The number line places your input on a 0–30 ft scale for a quick sense of proportion.
Frequently asked questions
1 metre = 1 / 0.3048 = 3.280839... feet, usually rounded to 3.281 ft or 3 ft 3⅜ in. To convert metres to feet, multiply by 3.28084.
6 × 0.3048 = 1.8288 metres, commonly rounded to 1.83 m or 183 cm. This is a widely cited reference height for a tall adult.
Yes. The international foot = 0.3048 m exactly; the US survey foot = 1200/3937 m ≈ 0.30480061 m. The difference is tiny (about 3 mm per mile) and matters only for high-precision geodetic and land-survey work. This calculator uses the international foot.
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