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Foot to Inch

One foot is 12 inches. Enter any value below to convert it instantly, or use the reference table further down for the numbers you need most often.

1 ft = 12 inInstantFree

Conversion rate

1 ft = 12 in

in = ft × 12

Result12

1 ft = 12 in

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 Inch table

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

Foot (ft)Inch (in)
1 ft12 in
2 ft24 in
3 ft36 in
5 ft60 in
10 ft120 in
15 ft180 in
20 ft240 in
25 ft300 in
50 ft600 in
100 ft1,200 in
250 ft3,000 in
500 ft6,000 in
1,000 ft12,000 in

How to convert feet to inches

Multiply the number of feet by 12. That is the whole calculation: in = ft × 12. To go back the other way, divide instead, or multiply by 0.083333.

Worked example: 12 feet × 12 = 144 inches.

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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Other length conversions

in → ft1 = 0.083333mm → in1 = 0.03937in → mm1 = 25.4cm → in1 = 0.3937in → cm1 = 2.54m → ft1 = 3.28084ft → m1 = 0.3048km → mi1 = 0.62137

Answers

Frequently asked questions

One foot equals 12 inches. Going the other way, one inch is 0.083333 feet.

Use in = ft × 12. 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 Inch 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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