Feet to Meters
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How to use this tool
- Enter feet in the fields above.
- Results update instantly as you type — or click Calculate.
- Read your meters and the full breakdown beneath it.
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Formula
Meters = Feet × 0.3048
One foot is defined as exactly 0.3048 meters (30.48 centimeters), because 1 foot = 12 inches and 1 inch = 2.54 cm, so 12 × 2.54 = 30.48 cm = 0.3048 m.
How it works
Multiply the foot value by the exact factor 0.3048 to get meters. Like the inch-to-centimeter conversion, this is an exact defined relationship — no measurement approximation is involved in the factor itself.
Common mistake: confusing feet with yards is a frequent error when switching between imperial and metric contexts. One yard equals 3 feet (0.9144 m), so using the yard factor instead of the foot factor triples the result.
Worked example
Convert 1 foot to meters
- Start with the input: 1 foot.
- Apply the formula: Meters = 1 × 0.3048.
- Calculate: 1 × 0.3048 = 0.3048.
1 foot = 0.3048 meters
Common mistakes to avoid
- Using 0.305 or 0.3 as an approximation instead of the exact factor 0.3048, causing a small but accumulating error over long distances.
- Confusing feet with feet-and-inches input -- 6 ft 2 in must be converted to 6.1667 ft (or 74 in total) before multiplying by 0.3048.
- Multiplying by 3.28 instead of 0.3048 -- that is the meters-to-feet factor, yielding a result roughly 10x too large.
Key terms
- Foot (ft)
- A unit of length in the US customary and imperial systems equal to 12 inches or exactly 0.3048 meters.
- Meter (m)
- The base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), defined since 2019 by fixing the speed of light.
- Imperial system
- A system of weights and measures historically used in Britain and still common in the United States, including units such as inches, feet, yards, and miles.
- SI (International System of Units)
- The modern metric system of measurement adopted internationally, built on seven base units including the meter for length.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I convert feet to meters?
- Multiply the number of feet by 0.3048 to get meters.