Feet to meters

1 foot = 0.3048 meters

Type a value in feet (ft) to get meters (m) straight away. A foot is smaller than a meter, so the number goes down. Both units belong to length, measured here against the meter.

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1 ft = 0.3048 m

Formula

m = ft × 0.3048

One foot is 0.3048 meters, so multiply by that factor. You can also divide by 3.28084, the number of feet in one meter. Here ft is the value in feet and m is the result in meters.

Worked example: 6 feet × 0.3048 = 1.8288 meters.

Feet to meters table

feet (ft)	meters (m)
1 ft	0.3048 m
2 ft	0.6096 m
3 ft	0.9144 m
4 ft	1.2192 m
5 ft	1.524 m
6 ft	1.8288 m
7 ft	2.1336 m
8 ft	2.4384 m
9 ft	2.7432 m
10 ft	3.048 m
15 ft	4.572 m
20 ft	6.096 m
25 ft	7.62 m
30 ft	9.144 m
40 ft	12.192 m
50 ft	15.24 m
60 ft	18.288 m
75 ft	22.86 m
100 ft	30.48 m

Everyday feet in meters

What it is	ft	m
a 12-inch ruler	1 ft	0.3048 m
5 ft in height	5 ft	1.524 m
6 ft in height	6 ft	1.8288 m
a typical room ceiling height (about)	10 ft	3.048 m
the height of Mount Everest (about)	29,029 ft	8,848.04 m

Quick estimate in your head

Multiply by about 0.3. For 6 ft that gives 1.8 m against an exact 1.8288 m, an error of 1.6%.

About the units

Foot (ft). 12 inches, exactly 0.3048 m. Used for height and room sizes in the US, UK and India.

Meter (m). The SI base unit of length, defined by the distance light travels in 1/299,792,458 of a second.

Going the other way, 1 meter is 3.28084 feet.

Questions

How many meters are in 1 foot?

1 foot is 0.3048 meters, and 1 meter is 3.28084 feet.

How do I convert feet to meters?

Use m = ft × 0.3048. For example, 6 feet × 0.3048 = 1.8288 meters.

Is the foot to meter factor exact?

Yes, the definitions are exact, so the factor is exact. Results here are rounded to 6 significant digits for display.

How much is the height of Mount Everest in meters?

29,029 ft is 8,848.04 m.

Source for the conversion factor: NIST SP 811, Appendix B (conversion factors).

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