Feet to Meters Converter
1 foot (ft) = exactly 0.3048 meters (m) — the international standard since 1959. 6 ft = 1.8288 m.
Inverse conversion
1 meter (m) = 3.28084 feet (ft). A person 1.8 m tall is about 5 ft 10.9 in — roughly 5 ft 11 in.
Formula
Formula
m = ft × 0.3048
Worked example
To convert 100 ft to meters, multiply 100 × 0.3048. Result: 30.48 m.
Quick reference table
| ft | m |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.3048 |
| 3 | 0.9144 |
| 5 | 1.524 |
| 10 | 3.048 |
| 25 | 7.62 |
| 50 | 15.24 |
| 100 | 30.48 |
| 200 | 60.96 |
Unit definitions
Foot (ft)
The foot (ft) is an imperial unit of length equal to exactly 0.3048 m. It equals 12 inches or 1/3 of a yard.
Meter (m)
The meter (m) is the SI base unit of length. All other metric length units are defined as decimal multiples or fractions of the meter.
Common use cases
- Converting ceiling heights and room dimensions to metric
- International construction drawings
- Sports: converting field dimensions
- Aviation: altitude in feet → meters for international charts