Feet to Meters Converter

Convert feet to meters instantly with our free online feet to meters converter. Enter any length in feet and see the exact equivalent in meters immediately.

FROM5ftFeet=TO1.52mMeters
feet to meters showing 5 ft equals 1.52 m
ft
m
Quick Values

How to Use This Foot to Meter Converter

  1. 1Enter the length in feet (ft) in the input field above.
  2. 2The converter automatically calculates the exact length in meters (m).
  3. 3Use the swap button to switch between feet to meters and meters to feet conversion.
  4. 4Check the common conversions table for heights, room sizes, and construction measurements.

Foot to Meter Formula

To convert feet to meters, multiply the length in feet by 0.3048. The formula is: meters = feet × 0.3048. This is because one foot is defined as exactly 0.3048 meters under the 1959 international yard and pound agreement.

For example, to convert 10 feet to meters: 10 × 0.3048 = 3.048 m. To convert 6 feet to meters: 6 × 0.3048 = 1.8288 m.

Relative Size Comparison1 ft1 mftm00.25x0.5x0.75x1
Scale diagram showing the relative size of ft compared to m for feet to meters

Common Feet to Meters Conversions

Foot (ft)Meter (m)
10.305
20.61
30.914
41.22
51.52
61.83
72.13
82.44
92.74
103.05
123.66
154.57
206.1
257.62
309.14
5015.24
7522.86
10030.48
15045.72
20060.96

About Feet and Meters

The foot is a unit of length in the imperial and US customary systems equal to exactly 0.3048 meters or 12 inches. It is widely used in the United States for construction, real estate, aviation altitude, and human height measurement. The meter is the base unit of length in the metric system, used by most of the world for all types of measurements. Converting feet to meters is necessary for international construction projects, architects working with mixed specifications, pilots interpreting metric altitudes, and anyone converting room dimensions, building heights, or personal height between measurement systems. Our feet to meters converter handles any value with precision.

Related Converters

Frequently Asked Questions About Foot to Meter

1 foot equals exactly 0.3048 meters. This has been the internationally standardized value since 1959.
The formula is: meters = feet × 0.3048. Multiply any length in feet by 0.3048 to get the exact meter equivalent.
6 feet equals exactly 1.8288 meters. This is a common human height in the United States.
A 10×10 foot room is 3.048 × 3.048 meters, or approximately 3.05 m × 3.05 m.
No, 3 feet equals 0.9144 meters, which is slightly less than 1 meter. It takes about 3.28 feet to equal 1 meter.
Multiply square feet by 0.092903. For example, 500 sq ft = 500 × 0.092903 = 46.45 square meters. Our converter is for linear feet only.