Convert feet to centimeters
1 ft = 30.48 cm — exactly. Both units are defined against the SI, so this factor is a fraction, not an approximation.
30.48cm
As a fraction: 762/25
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1 ft = 30.48 cm
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- Gigameters Gm 3.048e-10
- Megameters Mm 0.000 000 304 8
- Kilometers km 0.000 304 8
- Hectometers hm 0.003 048
- Decameters dam 0.030 48
- Meters m 0.3048
- Decimeters dm 3.048
- Centimeters cm 30.48
- Millimeters mm 304.8
- Micrometers µm 304 800
- Nanometers nm 304 800 000
- Picometers pm 304 800 000 000
- Femtometers fm 304 800 000 000 000
- Inches in 12
- Feet ft 1
- Yards yd 0.333 333 333 333
- Miles mi 0.000 189 393 939 394
- Nautical miles nmi 0.000 164 578 833 693
- Thous thou 12 000
- Hands hh 3
- Links li 1.515 151 515 15
- Spans span 1.333 333 333 33
- Cubits cubit 0.666 666 666 667
- Ells ell 0.266 666 666 667
- Fathoms ftm 0.166 666 666 667
- Rods rd 0.060 606 060 606 1
- Chains ch 0.015 151 515 151 5
- Furlongs fur 0.001 515 151 515 15
- Leagues lea 0.000 063 131 313 131 3
- Barleycorns barleycorn 36
- US survey feet ft (US) 0.999 998
- US survey miles mi (US) 0.000 189 393 560 606
- Ångströms Å 3 048 000 000
- Microns µ 304 800
- Bohr radiuss a₀ 5 759 885 231.77
- Planck lengths ℓₚ 1.88584103375e+34
- Astronomical units au 2.03746215487e-12
- Light-years ly 3.22173854211e-17
- Light-seconds ls 1.01670336216e-9
- Light-minutes lmin 1.69450560361e-11
- Parsecs pc 9.87789527423e-18
- Kiloparsecs kpc 9.87789527423e-21
- Megaparsecs Mpc 9.87789527423e-24
- Solar radiuss R☉ 4.38119879258e-10
- Earth radiuss R🜨 4.78417830796e-8
- Point (DTP)s pt 864
- Picas pc 72
- Scandinavian miles mil 0.000 030 48
- Versts вер 0.000 285 714 285 714
- Lis 里 0.000 609 6
Every row is Foot (ft) converted through the meter, in exact rational arithmetic.
How to convert feet to centimeters
Multiply the number of feet by 30.48 to get centimeters.
The exact factor is 30.48 — as a fraction, 762/25.
Foot: Exactly 0.3048 m, i.e. 12 international inches.
Foot to Centimeter conversion table
| Feet (ft) | Centimeters (cm) |
|---|---|
| 1 ft | 30.48 |
| 2 ft | 60.96 |
| 3 ft | 91.44 |
| 5 ft | 152.4 |
| 10 ft | 304.8 |
| 20 ft | 609.6 |
| 25 ft | 762 |
| 50 ft | 1524 |
| 100 ft | 3048 |
| 250 ft | 7620 |
| 500 ft | 15 240 |
| 1000 ft | 30 480 |
Centimeter to Foot conversion table
| Centimeters (cm) | Feet (ft) |
|---|---|
| 1 cm | 0.032 808 399 |
| 2 cm | 0.065 616 798 |
| 3 cm | 0.098 425 197 |
| 5 cm | 0.164 041 99 |
| 10 cm | 0.328 083 99 |
| 20 cm | 0.656 167 98 |
| 25 cm | 0.820 209 97 |
| 50 cm | 1.640 419 9 |
| 100 cm | 3.280 839 9 |
| 250 cm | 8.202 099 7 |
| 500 cm | 16.404 199 |
| 1000 cm | 32.808 399 |
Frequently asked
How many centimeters are in a foot?
One foot equals 30.48 centimeters (ft → cm). That figure is exact, not rounded.
How do you convert feet to centimeters?
Multiply the number of feet by 30.48 to get centimeters.
What is 1 cm in feet?
One centimeter is 0.03280839895 feet.
What is 10 ft in cm?
10 ft = 304.8 cm.
What exactly is a foot?
Exactly 0.3048 m, i.e. 12 international inches.