Feet to Meters Converter
Convert feet to meters instantly online. The conversion is exact: 1 foot = 0.3048 meters by international definition. Useful for height conversions, building measurements, sports distances, and any metric communication.
Feet to Meters Converter
Use this converter when you need to express a height or distance in metric for an international audience, scientific context, engineering specification, or any system that uses meters as the base unit.
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About the Feet to Meters Converter
The foot is a unit of length in the US customary and British imperial systems, equal to 12 inches. The meter is the SI base unit of length. The relationship between them is exact by international agreement: 1 foot = 0.3048 meters. This means there is no rounding involved in the fundamental conversion — only in presenting the result to a certain number of decimal places.
When to use this tool
Use this converter when you need to express a height or distance in metric for an international audience, scientific context, engineering specification, or any system that uses meters as the base unit.
Common use cases
How to use this converter
- Type your value into the field.
- The result appears instantly in the field as you type.
- Click Convert to confirm and see the full formula in the result card below.
- Use Use Result to chain conversions, or Clear to start fresh.
Tips for accurate conversions
- The conversion factor is exact: 1 ft = 0.3048 m. No rounding is involved in the factor itself.
- For height in feet and inches, convert the inches to a decimal fraction of feet first (e.g., 5 ft 11 in = 5.917 ft), then multiply by 0.3048.
- Use the Inches to Centimeters converter for smaller, centimetre-scale measurements.