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Feet to meters

Convert feet to meters — or meters to feet — instantly, for heights, rooms and buildings.

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How to use Feet to meters

  1. 1Type a length in feet to see it in meters.
  2. 2Or type in the meters box to convert meters to feet.
  3. 3For a height like 5 ft 10 in, enter it as decimal feet (5.83) or convert the inches with cm to inches.
  4. 4Use the chart for common lengths.

Feet and meters

Feet are used for heights, room dimensions, ceiling heights, altitude in aviation and building plans in the United States and partly in the UK and Canada; meters are the standard almost everywhere else. Type a value into either box and this converter gives you the other immediately.

Formulas

Conversion Formula Example
Feet → meters m = ft × 0.3048 10 ft × 0.3048 = 3.048 m
Meters → feet ft = m ÷ 0.3048 2 m ÷ 0.3048 = 6.56 ft
Square feet → m² m² = sq ft × 0.092903 1,000 sq ft = 92.9 m²

Height chart

Feet and inches Meters Feet and inches Meters
5′0″ 1.52 5′8″ 1.73
5′2″ 1.57 5′10″ 1.78
5′4″ 1.63 6′0″ 1.83
5′6″ 1.68 6′2″ 1.88

Typical lengths

What Feet Meters
Standard ceiling height 8 ft 2.44 m
Door height 6 ft 8 in 2.03 m
Parking space length 18 ft 5.49 m
Basketball hoop height 10 ft 3.05 m
Cruising altitude of a jet 35,000 ft 10,668 m

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Frequently asked questions

How many meters are in a foot?
Exactly 0.3048 meters. One meter is about 3.28084 feet.
How do I convert feet and inches to meters?
Convert the inches to a fraction of a foot by dividing by 12, add it to the feet, then multiply by 0.3048. 5 ft 10 in = 5 + 10/12 = 5.833 ft × 0.3048 = 1.778 m.
How do I convert meters to feet and inches?
Multiply meters by 3.28084 to get feet. The whole number is feet; multiply the decimal part by 12 for inches. 1.80 m = 5.906 ft = 5 ft 10.9 in.
How do I convert square feet to square meters?
Area uses the square of the factor: 1 sq ft = 0.092903 m², and 1 m² = 10.7639 sq ft. A 500 sq ft apartment is about 46.5 m². The Unit Converter has an area section.
Why is the foot exactly 0.3048 m?
In 1959 the United States, the United Kingdom and other countries agreed on the international yard of exactly 0.9144 m. A foot is a third of a yard, so it is exactly 0.3048 m.

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