About feet and centimetres
A foot (ft) is an imperial and US unit of length equal to 12 inches, or exactly 0.3048 metres.
A centimetre (cm) is one hundredth of a metre. It is the everyday unit for body height, clothing sizes and small objects.
How the conversion works
Converts feet to centimetres, and back again. Type a value in either box and the other one updates as you type. The conversion uses 1 foot = 30.48 centimetres.
Foot to Centimetre conversion table
| feet | centimetres |
|---|---|
| 1 foot | 30.48 centimetres |
| 2 feet | 60.96 centimetres |
| 5 feet | 152.4 centimetres |
| 10 feet | 304.8 centimetres |
| 25 feet | 762 centimetres |
| 50 feet | 1,524 centimetres |
| 100 feet | 3,048 centimetres |
| 1,000 feet | 30,480 centimetres |
How to use it
- Enter a value in feet to see it in centimetres, or type in the other box to convert the opposite way.
- Check the quick conversion table below for common values.
- To convert by hand, multiply the number of feet by 30.48.
Did you know?
- Aircraft altitude is given in feet in most parts of the world, even in countries that use metric units for everything else.
- A centimetre is about the width of a fingernail.