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feet to metres converter

1 ft = 0.3048 m. Type a value in either box — the other side updates instantly, using the exact definition factor, not a rounded shortcut. Aviation altitudes, building heights and US survey data come in feet; engineering drawings elsewhere are in metres.

Rate: 1 ft = 0.3048 m · 1 m = 3.280839895 ft · As a tape-measure fraction:

The same length as a fraction of inches

Tape measures and rulers are marked in sixteenths of an inch, not decimals. For the worked example on this page, 1,200 in is closest to 1200 in — the fraction is an approximation, off by 0.00e+0 in (about 0 mm). The fraction readout in the converter above updates with whatever you type, so you can read any result straight onto a ruler.

Formula and a worked example

metres = feet × 0.3048. Worked example: 100 ft × 0.3048 = 30.48 m. To go back, divide by the same factor (or multiply by 3.280839895).

Where the factor comes from: The foot is exactly 0.3048 metres — twelve inches of exactly 25.4 mm each. Factors on UnitPairs follow the NIST definitions, so results agree between pages to the last digit shown.

feet to metres chart

feet (ft)metres (m)
10.3048
30.9144
51.524
103.048
206.096
5015.24
10030.48
20060.96
500152.4
1,000304.8

Questions

How many metres are in one feet?

Exactly 0.3048 m — that is the rate this converter applies in both directions.

How do I convert ft to m by hand?

Multiply the feet value by 0.3048. For a rough mental estimate, 0.305 is usually close enough — but use the full factor for anything you plan to build, buy or dose.

How accurate is this converter?

The factors are the exact international definitions, so the only rounding is in the display — results are shown to six decimal places, and the underlying value is never pre-rounded.

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