Feet to Meters Converter

Convert feet to meters (ft to m)

To convert feet to meters, multiply the value in feet by 0.3048. Pilots, climbers, architects and anyone reading a US plan or property listing use it to turn feet into meters. This feet to meters converter works both ways: type feet or meters into either box above and the other box, the worked formula and the chart below update as you type.

The foot (ft or ′) equals 12 inches. Originally based on the length of a human foot, it was standardized in 1959 as exactly 0.3048 meters. Feet are used for people’s height in the US, UK, Canada and India, for room and property sizes in the US, and for aircraft altitude in most of the world. One foot is 0.3048 meters.

The meter (m), or metre, is the SI base unit of length. Since 1983 it has been defined by the speed of light: the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second. Going the other way, one meter equals 3.28084 feet. Meters are used for room sizes, building heights, fabric, athletics tracks and swimming pools across the metric world.

How to convert feet to meters with this tool

1. Type a number into the Feet (ft) box — it starts at 6 ft as an example.
2. Read the answer in the Meters (m) box and in the result panel, which also shows the formula with your number.
3. To go the other way, type into the meters box, or press the swap button to open the Meters to Feet converter with your value carried over.
4. Choose how many decimal places you want, or tap a quick value such as 5 ft, 6 ft, 10 ft.
5. Press Copy result to paste the conversion into a message, spreadsheet or note.

Feet to Meters converter features

Feet to Meters formula

The formula is m = ft × 0.3048. It is exact because the international foot is defined as exactly 0.3048 meters.

The reverse formula is ft = m ÷ 0.3048 — or use the Meters to Feet converter. Three worked examples:

• A 6 ft person: 6 ft × 0.3048 = 1.8288 m
• A cruising altitude of 35,000 ft: 35,000 ft × 0.3048 = 10,668 m
• A 12 ft room: 12 ft × 0.3048 = 3.6576 m

Feet to Meters quick reference

The values people look up most often, worked out with the exact factor:

• 1 ft = 0.3048 m
• 1 m = 3.28084 ft
• 5 ft = 1.524 m
• 6 ft = 1.8288 m
• 10 ft = 3.048 m
• 100 ft = 30.48 m

Quick tip: Multiply by 0.3 for a mental estimate: 100 ft × 0.3 = 30 m, about 1.6% under the exact 30.48 m.

Related conversions: Feet to CM, Feet to Inches and the full length converter.

Feet to Meters conversion table

Values in meters are rounded to 4 decimal places (more for very small numbers). For any value not listed, type it into the converter above.