How do I convert feet to meters?
Type a value in either box, and the answer shows it in the other unit as you type.
- Meters (m)
- 0.3048
1 ft = 0.3048 m.
Meters (m): 0.3048. 1 ft = 0.3048 m.
Meters (m) by feet (ft)
How to calculate
Converts feet (ft) to meters (m) and back, with the exact unit definitions.
Example with the default inputs (Feet (ft) 1): 1 ft = 0.3048 m.
Formula: m = ft × 0.3048
- 1 foot = 0.3048 meters, from the exact definitions in NIST SP 811.
- Exact on the typed decimals: at most 6 decimal places (6 significant digits below 0.0001), rounded half up; an answer of 1 billion or more shows at most 15 significant digits.
Worked examples
Each example is checked against the calculator on every build.
- Feet (ft) 1 gives Meters (m) 0.3048.Source: Exact unit definitions in NIST SP 811 (2008), Appendix B.8
- Feet (ft) 10 gives Meters (m) 3.048.Source: Exact unit definitions in NIST SP 811 (2008), Appendix B.8
- Meters (m) 3.048 gives Feet (ft) 10.Source: Exact unit definitions in NIST SP 811 (2008), Appendix B.8
Other questions people ask
How many meters are in a foot?
1 foot is 0.3048 meters, from the exact unit definitions (NIST SP 811).
How do I convert feet to meters?
Multiply by 0.3048: m = ft × 0.3048. For example, 1 ft × 0.3048 = 0.3048 m.
How do I convert meters back to feet?
Multiply by 3.28084, or type the meters into the second box and the converter works it out. 1 meter is 3.28084 feet.
What is 6 feet in meters?
1.8288 m: 6 × 0.3048.
Why is a foot exactly 0.3048 m?
That is the international foot. NIST made the older US survey foot, about 0.3048006 m, obsolete from January 1, 2023, except for historic records.