Feet to Meters (ft to m) Converter

Enter feet to get meters. For a height such as 5โ€ฒ10โ€ณ, use the feet-and-inches box below the converter.

1 foot = 0.3048 m exactly

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11 ft = 0.3048 mformula
21 ร— 0.3048substitute
30.3048 mresult
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1 ft in every unit
mm
Millimeter
1 mm = 0.1 cm
304.8 mm
cm
Centimeter
1 cm = 10 mm
30.48 cm
m
Meter
SI base unit
0.3048 m
km
Kilometer
1 km = 1,000 m
0.0003048 km
in
Inch
1 in = 2.54 cm exactly
12 in
ft
Foot
1 ft = 12 in
1 ft
yd
Yard
1 yd = 3 ft
0.33333333 yd
mi
Mile
1 mi = 5,280 ft
0.00018939394 mi

Feet and Inches to Meters

Heights are usually given as feet plus inches, such as 5โ€ฒ10โ€ณ. Enter both parts here.

15 ft ร— 12 + 10 in = 70 inTotal inches
270 ร— 2.54 รท 100Convert
Result5 ft 10 in = 1.778 m

Feet to Meters Formula

meters = feet ร— 0.3048

One foot is 0.3048 meters, by definition, so the conversion is exact. For example, 6 ft ร— 0.3048 = 1.8288 m.

Room and Building Dimensions

US floor plans and real-estate listings give room sizes in feet. Convert each side separately, then multiply if you need the area in square meters.

In feetIn meters
8 ft ceiling2.438 m
10 ร— 12 ft bedroom3.048 ร— 3.658 m
12 ร— 15 ft living room3.658 ร— 4.572 m
20 ft shipping container (length)6.096 m

Survey Feet vs International Feet

Older US land surveys use the US survey foot, defined as 1200/3937 m (about 0.3048006 m). It is two parts per million longer than the international foot of exactly 0.3048 m used everywhere else, including this converter.

The difference is about 0.6 mm per 1,000 feet, so it only matters for long survey distances and state plane coordinates. The US retired the survey foot for new work at the end of 2022.

Feet to Meters Table

Feet (ft)Meters (m)
1 ft0.3048 m
2 ft0.6096 m
3 ft0.9144 m
4 ft1.2192 m
5 ft1.524 m
5.5 ft1.6764 m
6 ft1.8288 m
6.5 ft1.9812 m
7 ft2.1336 m
8 ft2.4384 m
10 ft3.048 m
20 ft6.096 m
50 ft15.24 m
100 ft30.48 m
500 ft152.4 m
1,000 ft304.8 m

Common Questions

Is 1 foot exactly 0.3048 meters?
Yes. The international foot has been defined as exactly 0.3048 m since 1959.
How many meters is 6 feet?
6 feet is 1.8288 m.
How do I convert 5 ft 8 in to meters?
Convert to inches first: 5 ร— 12 + 8 = 68 in. Then 68 ร— 0.0254 = 1.7272 m.
What is a quick way to convert feet to meters?
Divide by 3.3, or multiply by 0.3. Multiplying by 0.3 is about 1.6% low: 100 ft gives 30 m against an exact 30.48 m.