Feet to meters converter

m = ft × 0.3048 and ft = m × 3.28084.

One foot is exactly 0.3048 meters (12 inches of 2.54 cm). Example: a 12-foot ceiling is 12 × 0.3048 = 3.66 m.

To go from meters back to feet, divide by 0.3048. For a rough estimate, multiply meters by 3 and add 10%: 20 m × 3 = 60, plus 6 = 66 ft (exact: 65.6 ft).

And from meters: 1 m = 3.281 ft, 2 m = 6.562 ft, 10 m = 32.81 ft.

Heights and room sizes are often written as feet plus inches. Type them into the two boxes and you get the result in centimeters and meters: 5′10″ = 177.8 cm. When converting from meters, the tool also shows the result back in feet and inches. For heights, the height converter has a full chart.

Area doesn't use the same factor as length. Because a square foot is 0.3048 m on each side, 1 sq ft = 0.0929 m² and 1 m² = 10.764 sq ft.

A common mistake is to multiply square feet by 0.3048; that gives a wrong answer. Use the Area tab, or the square footage calculator to work out the area of a room.

Feet are everywhere in US construction and outdoor life. Lumber and ceiling heights are in feet, airplane altitude is in feet worldwide (a cruising altitude of 35,000 ft is about 10,668 m), and US topographic maps and trail guides give elevation in feet. Mountain heights abroad are in meters: Mont Blanc is about 4,806 m, or roughly 15,770 ft.

When you convert building dimensions, keep in mind that the result is only as precise as the original measurement. A wall measured to the nearest inch is accurate to about 2.5 cm, so there's no point in quoting it to the millimeter.

Besides feet and meters, the Length tab includes centimeters, inches and yards, and the Area tab includes square inches and square centimeters. 1 yard is 3 feet (0.9144 m); for yard-based measurements such as fabric or football fields, the yards to meters converter is a good fit. Everything is calculated locally in your browser.