Foot to Meter Converter
1 foot is exactly 0.3048 meters. Convert feet (ft) to meters (m) below: type a value and the result updates as you type.
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Result
Foot to Meter conversion
1 ft = 0.3048 mone foot in meters
1 m ≈ 3.280839895 ftone meter in feet
Foot (ft): Exactly 0.3048 meters (international foot), or 12 inches.
Meter (m): SI base unit of length: the distance light travels in vacuum in 1/299 792 458 of a second.
Source:Foot: International yard and pound agreement (1959); Meter: SI Brochure, 9th edition (BIPM, 2019)
How to convert feet to meters
To convert feet to meters, multiply the number of feet by 0.3048.
Formula
m = ft × 0.3048
Examples
- 5 ft = 5 × 0.3048 = 1.524 m
- 25 ft = 25 × 0.3048 = 7.62 m
- 100 ft = 100 × 0.3048 = 30.48 m
Foot to Meter conversion table
| Foot (ft) | Meter (m) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 ft | 0.03048 m |
| 0.5 ft | 0.1524 m |
| 1 ft | 0.3048 m |
| 2 ft | 0.6096 m |
| 3 ft | 0.9144 m |
| 5 ft | 1.524 m |
| 10 ft | 3.048 m |
| 20 ft | 6.096 m |
| 25 ft | 7.62 m |
| 50 ft | 15.24 m |
| 100 ft | 30.48 m |
| 250 ft | 76.2 m |
| 500 ft | 152.4 m |
| 1000 ft | 304.8 m |
Values rounded to 10 significant digits where needed.
Common conversions
Frequently asked questions
- How many meters are in one foot?
- One foot is exactly 0.3048 meters.
- How do I convert meters to feet?
- To convert meters to feet, divide the number of meters by 0.3048. The formula is ft = m ÷ 0.3048.
- Is this conversion exact?
- Yes. Both units have exact definitions and the factor 0.3048 is exact. Displayed results are only rounded when they have many decimal places.
- Which is larger, a foot or a meter?
- A meter is about 3.280839895 times larger than a foot. In other words, a foot is 0.3048 of a meter.