Feet Converter

The international foot is exactly 0.3048 m and is divided into 12 inches. It remains the everyday unit for height, room sizes and altitude in the U.S. and, informally, in the UK and Canada.

How to use the Feet Converter

1. Pick the unit you are starting from in the From menu and type your value.
2. Pick the unit you want in the To menu. The heading changes to match – for example “Feet to Inches Converter”.
3. The most common length units are shown below at the same time, so you can compare them at a glance.
4. Type into any result to convert backwards, then use Copy results – the copied text starts with the heading for your chosen units.

Results update as you type. Everything is calculated in your browser.

How it works

Every length unit is defined by an exact factor relative to the metre (the base unit). The calculator first turns the value you type into metres, then turns that into the unit you picked in the “To” menu and into each of the common units below it. This two-step method means any unit can be converted to any other – 27 units are available in each menu – and you can type into any field, including a result, to work in the other direction. Changing a unit menu keeps the quantity the same and just re-expresses it, and the page heading and copied results follow your choice.

How to convert length units

1. Choose the unit you have in the From menu and type the value, for example 1 ft.
2. Choose the unit you want in the To menu, for example inches. The page heading changes to “Feet to Inches Converter”.
3. The calculator multiplies by the metre factor of the “from” unit and divides by the factor of the “to” unit: 1 ft × 0.3048 ÷ 0.0254 = 12 in.

1 foot in common units

Feet conversion table

What is a foot?

The international foot is exactly 0.3048 m and contains 12 inches. It remains the everyday unit for height, room dimensions and altitude in the U.S., and for aviation altitude worldwide.

What is an inch?

The inch has been defined as exactly 25.4 mm since 1959. It is used in the U.S. for almost everything and worldwide for screen sizes, wheel and tyre sizes, pipe threads and many tools.

What is a yard?

The yard is 3 feet (36 inches), exactly 0.9144 m. It is used for fabric, American and Canadian football fields, golf distances and, as the gaj, for land in South Asia.

Common mistakes to avoid

Mixing the international foot (0.3048 m) with the old u.s. survey foot, confusing nautical and statute miles, and writing decimal feet such as 5.5 ft as “5 ft 5 in” (it is 5 ft 6 in).