How to convert feet to meters
- Foot and Meter are preselected in From and To.
- Type the length in Value, for example 12 or 8.5.
- Read the Result in meters. For a height such as 5 ft 9 in, pick Feet + inches in the From list.
- Swap the units with the button between the lists to convert meters to feet.
Features
- Exact factor of 0.3048, with the formula m = ft × 0.3048 shown for the pair, and ft = m ÷ 0.3048 after a swap.
- Feet + inches input for heights and door or ceiling measurements.
- Area category for square feet, square meters, acres and hectares.
- Quick table of common lengths in feet for the pair you have chosen.
Rooms, ceilings and property
Floor plans and property listings switch between the two units all the time. A bedroom of 12 ft × 10 ft measures 3.66 m × 3.05 m. A standard ceiling of 8 ft is 2.44 m, and a 10 ft ceiling is 3.05 m. For the floor area, use the Area category: 120 ft² is 11.15 m².
In Pakistan and India, plot sizes are often quoted in square feet or in marla. The size of a marla depends on the authority, commonly 225 or 272.25 ft², so convert the square-foot figure given in your documents. For example, 272.25 ft² is 25.29 m² and 225 ft² is 20.9 m².
Heights of people and buildings
Human height is often given in feet in everyday speech. 5 ft is 1.524 m, 5 ft 6 in is 1.6764 m and 6 ft is 1.8288 m. For buildings, 100 ft is 30.48 m and 1,000 ft is 304.8 m, which is about the height of a 75-story skyscraper. Mount Everest is usually given as 8,849 m, or 29,032 ft.
Mental shortcuts
To go from feet to meters, multiply by 0.3, then add a little: 20 ft is about 6 m plus 0.1, and the exact answer is 6.096 m. To go from meters to feet, multiply by 3 and add 10%: 5 m is about 15 plus 1.5, or 16.5 ft, against an exact 16.4 ft.
Why use Fileora's feet to meters converter
It uses the exact international foot, accepts feet and inches together, and covers square feet in the same tool. There is nothing to install, no account and no tracking of what you type.
If you are working with smaller lengths, the cm to inches converter is quicker. For road distances, use the km to miles converter.