Foot (ft)
Exactly 12 inches, or 0.3048 meters.
Result
1 foot = 304.8 millimeters
Foot at a glance
| Unit name | Foot (plural: feet) |
|---|---|
| Symbol | ft |
| Quantity measured | Length |
| Measurement system | US customary |
| Also known as | ft, ', feet, foot |
| Definition exact? | Yes — exact by definition |
1 foot in other length units
| Unit | 1 ft equals |
|---|---|
| Nanometer | 304,800,000 nm |
| Micrometer | 304,800 µm |
| Millimeter | 304.8 mm |
| Centimeter | 30.48 cm |
| Decimeter | 3.048 dm |
| Meter | 0.3048 m |
| Kilometer | 0.0003048 km |
| Inch | 12 in |
| Yard | 0.333333333 yd |
| Mile | 0.000189394 mi |
| Nautical mile | 0.000164579 nmi |
| Angstrom | 3,048,000,000 Å |
| Mil | 12,000 mil |
| Fathom | 0.166666667 ftm |
| Rod | 0.060606061 rd |
| Chain | 0.015151515 ch |
| Furlong | 0.001515152 fur |
| League | 0.000063131 lea |
| Astronomical unit | 2.03746215 × 10⁻¹² au |
| Light-year | 3.22173854 × 10⁻¹⁷ ly |
| Parsec | 9.87789527 × 10⁻¹⁸ pc |
Popular foot conversions
Frequently asked questions
- What is a foot?
- Exactly 12 inches, or 0.3048 meters.
- What is the symbol for the foot?
- The symbol for the foot is ft. It measures length.
- How many millimeters are in a foot?
- 1 foot = 304.8 millimeters.
- How many centimeters are in a foot?
- 1 foot = 30.48 centimeters.
- How many meters are in a foot?
- 1 foot = 0.3048 meters.