Inch (in)
An inch is a unit in US customary and imperial measure, standardized internationally as exactly 2.54 centimeters.
Inches dominate screen sizes, lumber dimensions, and everyday measuring tapes in the United States.
Convert inch to millimeter instantly. Type in either field — results update live.
Selected in values converted to mm using the exact factor from this tool.
| in | mm |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0.254 |
| 0.1 | 2.54 |
| 1 | 25.4 |
| 2 | 50.8 |
| 3 | 76.2 |
| 5 | 127 |
| 10 | 254 |
| 20 | 508 |
| 50 | 1,270 |
| 100 | 2,540 |
| 1,000 | 25,400 |
Exact conversion factors in both directions, plus a worked example.
1 in = 25.4 mm
1 mm = 0.0393700787 in
To convert inch to millimeter, multiply by 25.4.
To convert millimeter to inch, multiply by 0.0393700787.
Example: convert 15 in to mm
15 × 25.4 = 381 mm
Short background on the units used in this conversion.
An inch is a unit in US customary and imperial measure, standardized internationally as exactly 2.54 centimeters.
Inches dominate screen sizes, lumber dimensions, and everyday measuring tapes in the United States.
A millimeter is one thousandth of a meter — the metric workhorse for fine measurements and manufacturing tolerances.
Millimeters are used in engineering drawings, rainfall totals, and anywhere sub-centimeter precision matters.
mm = in × 25.4in = mm × 0.0393700787, using the same exact factors as this converter.Jump to any length conversion starting from inch — including the reverse direction and every other unit in our dataset.