Foot (ft)
A foot equals twelve inches or, by international agreement, exactly 0.3048 meters.
Feet are used for building heights, aviation altitude in the US, and sports field dimensions in countries that use customary units.
Foot to Meter
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Length Foot Meter
1 foot = 0.3048 meters
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Conversion table
Selected ft values converted to m using the exact factor from this tool.
| ft | m |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0.003048 |
| 0.1 | 0.03048 |
| 1 | 0.3048 |
| 2 | 0.6096 |
| 3 | 0.9144 |
| 5 | 1.524 |
| 10 | 3.048 |
| 20 | 6.096 |
| 50 | 15.24 |
| 100 | 30.48 |
| 1,000 | 304.8 |
How to convert
Exact conversion factors in both directions, plus a worked example.
1 ft = 0.3048 m
1 m = 3.280839895 ft
To convert foot to meter, multiply by 0.3048.
To convert meter to foot, multiply by 3.280839895.
Example: convert 10 ft to m
10 × 0.3048 = 3.048 m
About these units
Short background on the units used in this conversion.
Meter (m)
The meter is the SI base unit of length, defined by the distance light travels in a vacuum in a fixed fraction of a second.
Meters appear on road signs in most countries, in science and engineering, and anywhere the metric system is standard for measuring distance.
Frequently asked questions
How many meters are in one foot?
One foot equals 0.3048 meters. Multiply your feet value by 0.3048 to convert to meters.
What is the conversion formula?
m = ft × 0.3048The reverse is
ft = m × 3.280839895, using the same exact factors as this converter.Is this Foot to Meter converter private?
Yes. All calculations run locally in your browser. Nothing you type is sent to a server.
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meter (m) → foot (ft)
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