Convert meter to centimeter instantly. Type in either field — results update live.
Selected m values converted to cm using the exact factor from this tool.
| m | cm |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 1 |
| 0.1 | 10 |
| 1 | 100 |
| 2 | 200 |
| 3 | 300 |
| 5 | 500 |
| 10 | 1,000 |
| 20 | 2,000 |
| 50 | 5,000 |
| 100 | 10,000 |
| 1,000 | 100,000 |
Exact conversion factors in both directions, plus a worked example.
1 m = 100 cm
1 cm = 0.01 m
To convert meter to centimeter, multiply by 100.
To convert centimeter to meter, multiply by 0.01.
Example: convert 10 m to cm
10 × 100 = 1000 cm
Short background on the units used in this conversion.
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.
A centimeter is one hundredth of a meter, sitting between the millimeter and the meter on the metric scale.
Centimeters are common on rulers, in clothing and body measurements worldwide, and in school science labs.
cm = m × 100m = cm × 0.01, using the same exact factors as this converter.Jump to any length conversion starting from meter — including the reverse direction and every other unit in our dataset.