feet to meters Converter

Overview

What is a feet to meters Converter?

> To convert feet to meters, multiply the feet by 0.3048, because 1 foot = 0.3048 m exactly. So 6 ft × 0.3048 = 1.8288 metres, and 1 metre = 3.28084 feet. To go back, divide metres by 0.3048. This tool also accepts a height like 5 ft 10 in and works offline. ---

### H2: Convert feet to metres — exact, both ways, with feet and inches

Feet-to-metres is one of the most common length conversions, and most of the time it's about height: a passport form or medical record wants your height in metres, but you know it in feet and inches. It's an exact conversion — one foot is defined as exactly 0.3048 metres, agreed internationally in 1959 — so the only thing that varies is how many decimals you show.

This page is a focused feet-to-metres tool. Enter a value in feet and it shows the metres instantly; enter metres and it shows feet — the fields mirror each other, so it works both ways. Every result comes with the factor it used (1 ft = 0.3048 m), so you can verify it.

Because height is the usual reason people search this, there's a feet-and-inches mode: type something like 5 ft 10 in and the tool works out the metres (5 ft 10 in = 1.778 m). A common-values table below covers the heights and distances people look up most, from a few feet up to 100.

A small honesty note: this tool uses the international foot (0.3048 m exactly), which is what virtually everyone means. There's also a slightly different US survey foot, about two parts per million longer, which was used in American land surveying and officially retired in 2023 — the difference is invisible at everyday scale but real over long survey distances.

If you need other length units — centimetres, inches, yards, or miles — use the full Length Converter, which handles all nine with the same exact-factor approach. Everything here runs on your own device, so there's nothing to upload and no connection needed once the page has loaded.

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Guide

How to use the feet to meters Converter

Step 1: Enter the feet. Type your value into the feet field

Decimals are fine — or switch on feet-and-inches mode for a height.

Step 2: Read the metres. The result appears instantly, with the factor used shown beside it

Read the metres. The result appears instantly, with the factor used shown beside it.

Step 3: Or go the other way. Type into the metres field instead to convert metres back to feet

Or go the other way. Type into the metres field instead to convert metres back to feet.

Step 4: Check the factor. The exact relationship (1 ft = 0.3048 m) is displayed so you can verify the number

Check the factor. The exact relationship (1 ft = 0.3048 m) is displayed so you can verify the number.

Step 5: Copy or refine. Use Copy to grab the result, or adjust the decimal places for more precision

Copy or refine. Use Copy to grab the result, or adjust the decimal places for more precision.

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feet to meters Converter in action

Feet to meters converter turning 6 feet into 1.8288 metres, with the note underneath reading that one foot is exactly 0.3048 metres. — Converting, with the exact factor underneath

The worked example dialog showing 6 multiplied by 0.3048 giving 1.8288, above a note saying the foot is defined as 0.3048 metres rather than measured. — The arithmetic behind the answer, step by step

The feet to metres reference table listing values from 1 foot to 100 feet side by side beneath the converter. — The reference table, ready to read without typing

The feet to meters converter on a phone screen, the two panes stacked with the swap control between them. — The same tool on a phone

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many meters are in a foot?

One foot is 0.3048 metres — a little under a third of a metre. This comes from the exact definition that 1 foot = 0.3048 m, agreed internationally in 1959. To convert any number of feet to metres, multiply by 0.3048. So 10 feet is 3.048 metres. The tool shows this factor with every result.

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Is one foot exactly 0.3048 meters?

Yes, exactly. Since 1959 the international foot has been defined as precisely 0.3048 metres — a definition, not a measurement, so there's no rounding in the relationship. That's because a foot is 12 inches and an inch is exactly 2.54 cm (12 × 0.0254 = 0.3048). Only the displayed decimals are rounded.

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What's the formula to convert feet to meters?

Metres = feet × 0.3048. Multiply your feet value by 0.3048 to get metres, because one foot is 0.3048 m. For example, 20 ft × 0.3048 = 6.096 m. To reverse it, divide metres by 0.3048 (or multiply by 3.28084) to get feet. It's a single exact factor, shown with each result.

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How do I convert meters back to feet?

Divide the metres by 0.3048, or multiply by 3.280839895. Because one foot is 0.3048 m, one metre is about 3.28084 feet — so 2 metres is 6.562 feet, or about 6 ft 6.7 in. The tool is bidirectional: type into the metres field and it converts to feet automatically, and can split the result into feet and inches.

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What is 6 feet in meters?

6 feet is 1.8288 metres. The math is 6 × 0.3048 = 1.8288. A few other common heights: 5 ft = 1.524 m, 5 ft 6 in = 1.6764 m, 5 ft 10 in = 1.778 m, and 6 ft 2 in = 1.8796 m. The full table on this page lists more, and the feet-and-inches mode handles heights directly.

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How do I convert a height like 5 foot 10 into meters?

Switch on feet-and-inches mode and enter 5 ft 10 in — the tool gives 1.778 m. Manually, convert the inches to a fraction of a foot (10 ÷ 12 = 0.8333 ft), add it to the feet (5.8333 ft), then multiply by 0.3048: 5.8333 × 0.3048 = 1.778 m. Don't treat "5.10" as a decimal — that's not the same as 5 ft 10 in.

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How many feet are in a meter?

One metre is 3.280839895 feet, usually rounded to 3.28084 ft — that's about 3 feet 3.4 inches. This is the reverse of the foot's definition (1 ÷ 0.3048 = 3.28084). So a 2-metre doorway is about 6 ft 6.7 in tall. Enter metres in the tool and it converts to feet, or feet and inches, with the factor shown.

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What's the difference between the international foot and the US survey foot?

The international foot is exactly 0.3048 metres, and it's what this tool and almost everyone uses. The US survey foot was a slightly different legacy definition — about two parts per million longer — used in American land surveying, and it was officially retired at the end of 2022. The gap is negligible day to day but adds up over very long surveyed distances.

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How do I convert feet to centimetres instead?

Convert to metres first, then multiply by 100 — or use the Length Converter, which does feet to centimetres directly. For example, 6 feet is 1.8288 m, which is 182.88 cm. Height is often wanted in centimetres too, so the Length Converter and the cm-to-inches page cover that side.

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Is this converter exact, or does it round the answer?

The math is exact — it uses the defined factor 1 foot = 0.3048 m, which is precise by international agreement. Only the *displayed* value is rounded for readability, and you can add decimal places for more precision. The feet-and-inches breakdown is derived from the same exact figure.

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Where can I convert inches, yards, or miles?

Use the full Length Converter. This page focuses on the feet-to-metres pair, but the Length Converter handles all nine units — millimetres, centimetres, metres, kilometres, inches, feet, yards, miles, and nautical miles — with the same exact-factor approach and an all-units table. For centimetres and inches, there's a dedicated cm-to-inches page too.

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Does the tool work offline, and does it upload my data?

It works fully offline once the page has loaded, and it never uploads anything. The conversion is a single multiplication by 0.3048, done on your own device — no server, no account, no tracking. That makes it reliable with no signal, and private by design, since there's nothing to send anywhere.

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