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Length conversion

Foot to Centimetre

One foot is 30.48 centimetres. Enter any value below to convert it instantly, or use the reference table further down for the numbers you need most often.

1 ft = 30.48 cmInstantFree

Conversion rate

1 ft = 30.48 cm

cm = ft × 30.48

Result30.48

1 ft = 30.48 cm

1 ft in every length unit
nm304,800,000
µm304,800
mm304.8
cm30.48
m0.3048
km0.0003048
in12
ft1
yd0.33333
mi0.00018939
nmi0.00016458
pt864
pc72
px1,152

Reference

Foot to Centimetre table

The values people look up most often, rounded for practical use.

Foot (ft)Centimetre (cm)
1 ft30.48 cm
2 ft60.96 cm
3 ft91.44 cm
5 ft152.4 cm
10 ft304.8 cm
15 ft457.2 cm
20 ft609.6 cm
25 ft762 cm
50 ft1,524 cm
100 ft3,048 cm
250 ft7,620 cm
500 ft15,240 cm
1,000 ft30,480 cm

How to convert feet to centimetres

Multiply the number of feet by 30.48. That is the whole calculation: cm = ft × 30.48. To go back the other way, divide instead, or multiply by 0.032808.

Worked example: 12 feet × 30.48 = 365.76 centimetres.

Where this conversion comes up

Length conversions show up constantly in printing, DIY, engineering drawings and anything bought from a country using the other measurement system. If you are converting in order to set a page or grid size, the graph paper generator accepts spacing in millimetres directly — and the on-screen ruler lets you check a printed result against both scales.

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Frequently asked questions

One foot equals 30.48 centimetres. Going the other way, one centimetre is 0.032808 feet.

Use cm = ft × 30.48. The converter above applies it for you, but the formula is useful in a spreadsheet — put your value in column A and the formula in column B.

The underlying factor is the exact internationally defined value. Results are rounded for readability, so very long decimals are trimmed — but the calculation itself carries full double precision.

Yes — press the ⇄ swap button in the converter, or use the dedicated Centimetre to Foot page.

No. The converter runs entirely in your browser, there is no account, and nothing you type is sent anywhere.

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