Feet to Meters Converter

Convert foot (ft) to meter (m), or swap the units to reverse the calculation.

Foot → Meter

0.3048 m

1 foot = 0.3048 meters

1 foot = 0.3048 meters (exact definition; display rounded)

  • Millimeter (mm)304.8
  • Centimeter (cm)30.48
  • Meter (m)0.3048
  • Kilometer (km)0.000305
  • Micrometer (µm)304800
  • Nanometer (nm)304800000
  • Inch (in)12
  • Foot (ft)1
  • Yard (yd)0.333333
  • Mile (mi)0.000189
  • Nautical mile (nmi)0.000165
  • Light-year (ly)3.221739e-17

How to convert feet to meters

Multiply ft by 0.3048 to get m. The displayed factor is rounded; the calculator uses the full stored conversion factor.

The international foot is exactly 0.3048 m. This page accepts decimal feet: 5 feet 6 inches is 5.5 feet.

Worked example

6 ft = 1.8288 m. To reverse it, enter the unrounded output and select Swap units. Round only the final result; converting an already-rounded result back may not reproduce the original exactly.

Conversion table in both directions

ft and m reference values
Inputft → mm → ft
10.30483.280839895
20.60966.56167979
51.52416.4041994751
103.04832.8083989501
206.09665.6167979003
257.6282.0209973753
5015.24164.0419947507
10030.48328.0839895013
500152.41,640.4199475066
1000304.83,280.8398950131

Last updated . Results are estimates for informational purposes only.