Feet to Meters
Convert foot to meter instantly — type a value and read the result, with the exact formula shown.
Example
1 ft = 0.3048 m, 5 ft = 1.524 m, 10 ft = 3.048 m.
How it works
Meter = Foot × 0.3048. Every value is converted through a single meter base unit using internationally defined conversion factors, so any from/to pair stays consistent.
Good to know
Converting feet to meters comes up constantly when you bridge American and international contexts: reading a US construction blueprint to source materials sold in metric lengths, listing a ceiling height or room dimension for an overseas buyer, or filling in a sports or aviation figure that one country records in feet and another in meters. Because the foot is an imperial (US customary) unit and the meter is the base length unit of the metric SI system, almost any time you cross a border on paper you end up doing this exact swap.
The two units have very different origins. The foot descends from old body-based measures and was only standardized in 1959, when the international yard-and-pound agreement fixed it at exactly 0.3048 meters. The meter, by contrast, was defined by science — originally as a fraction of the Earth's meridian, and today via the speed of light — which is why the conversion factor 0.3048 is treated as exact rather than approximate.
For quick mental math, lean on a couple of shortcuts. To go from feet to meters, a meter is just over three feet, so roughly divide feet by 3.28 — or for a fast estimate, take 30% off the number of feet (10 ft ≈ 3 m). A handy rule of thumb: every 3.3 feet is about one meter, and a person who is 6 feet tall is almost exactly 1.83 m.
- Watch the precision trap: there are actually two "feet." The international foot (0.3048 m exactly) is standard, but the US survey foot — used in older US land-surveying and GIS data — is fractionally longer (about 0.30480061 m), a difference that compounds to roughly 0.6 m over 100 miles. For everyday heights and rooms it never matters, but for geodetic or cadastral data it can. Also, don't confuse linear feet with square feet; this conversion only handles length, not area.
Frequently asked questions
How do you convert foot to meter?
Multiply the number of feet by 0.3048 to get meters. For example, 1 ft = 0.3048 m.
What is 1 foot in meters?
1 foot equals 0.3048 meters (1 ft = 0.3048 m).
How many feet are in 1 meter?
There are 3.28084 feet in 1 meter.
Is this converter free and private?
Yes. It runs entirely in your browser, so your inputs never leave your device, there is no sign-up, and it works offline once loaded.
Are the conversions exact?
Conversions use internationally defined factors and are exact where the definitions are exact (for example, 1 inch = 2.54 cm). Displayed results are rounded for readability.
People also ask
What is 6 feet in meters?
6 feet equals 1.8288 meters, which rounds to about 1.83 m. That is why a 6-foot-tall person is often listed as roughly 1.83 m.
How do I convert feet to meters without a calculator?
Divide the number of feet by 3.281, or for a rough estimate subtract about 30 percent and treat the result as meters. For example, 20 ft ÷ 3.281 ≈ 6.1 m.
What is 100 feet in meters?
100 feet equals exactly 30.48 meters, since you multiply by 0.3048.
Why is the foot defined as exactly 0.3048 meters?
The 1959 international yard-and-pound agreement standardized the foot as exactly 0.3048 m so that the US, UK, and other countries shared one definition. This makes feet-to-meters conversions exact rather than approximate.
How many meters is 5 feet 10 inches?
First convert to feet: 5 ft 10 in = 5.8333 ft. Multiplied by 0.3048, that is about 1.778 meters, or roughly 1.78 m.
Is a meter longer than a foot?
Yes. One meter is about 3.28084 feet, so a meter is roughly three and a quarter feet — noticeably longer than a single foot.
What is the difference between the international foot and the US survey foot?
The international foot is 0.3048 m exactly, while the US survey foot is about 0.30480061 m. The gap is negligible for everyday measurements but matters in land surveying, where it adds up over long distances.
How do I convert square feet to square meters instead?
Square feet to square meters uses a different factor: multiply square feet by 0.092903. This feet-to-meters tool only handles linear length, not area.
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