Convert Feet to Inches
1 foot is 12 in. One foot is exactly 12 inches.
One foot is 12 inches. To convert feet to inches, multiply by 12; to go the other way, divide by 12 or multiply by 0.083333333. The factor is exact rather than rounded: it follows from NIST. Twelve inches, or exactly 0.3048 meters.
Factor checked against the defining standard · How we check
- Feet × 12
1 * 1212 in
1 foot in every length unit
| Unit | Value | Exact factor |
|---|---|---|
| inches | 12 in | × 12 |
| feet (as entered) | 1 ft | — |
| yards | 0.3333333333 yd | × 0.333333333333 |
| miles | 0.0001893939394 mi | × 0.000189393939394 |
| millimeters | 304.8 mm | × 304.8 |
| decimetres | 3.048 dm | × 3.048 |
| centimeters | 30.48 cm | × 30.48 |
| meters | 0.3048 m | × 0.3048 |
| kilometers | 0.0003048 km | × 0.0003048 |
| nautical miles | 0.0001645788337 nmi | × 0.000164578833693 |
| micrometers | 304,800 µm | × 304,800 |
| nanometers | 304,800,000 nm | × 304,800,000 |
| thou | 12,000 thou | × 12,000 |
Factors are entered by hand from NIST rather than derived from a units library, so the ones that terminate are exact rather than rounded.
How do you convert feet to inches? The converter and the working
- 1.Take the measurement in feet.
- 2.Multiply by 12 — that is how many inches fit in one foot.
- 3.To go back the other way, divide by 12, or multiply by 0.083333333.
Worked example: 25 feet to inches
- Formula
- ft × 12 = in
- Arithmetic
- 25 × 12 = 300 in
- Answer
- 25 ft = 300 in
The factor is exact, so this figure is exact too — only the display is rounded.
Feet to inches conversion table
| Feet | Inches |
|---|---|
| 1 ft | 12 in |
| 2 ft | 24 in |
| 3 ft | 36 in |
| 4 ft | 48 in |
| 5 ft | 60 in |
| 6 ft | 72 in |
| 7 ft | 84 in |
| 8 ft | 96 in |
| 9 ft | 108 in |
| 10 ft | 120 in |
| 12 ft | 144 in |
| 15 ft | 180 in |
| 20 ft | 240 in |
| 25 ft | 300 in |
| 50 ft | 600 in |
| 100 ft | 1,200 in |
| 200 ft | 2,400 in |
| 300 ft | 3,600 in |
| 500 ft | 6,000 in |
| 1000 ft | 12,000 in |
| 2000 ft | 24,000 in |
| 5000 ft | 60,000 in |
| 10000 ft | 120,000 in |
What is a foot?
Twelve inches, or exactly 0.3048 meters. Still the working unit of US construction.
What is an inch?
Exactly 25.4 millimeters since the 1959 international yard and pound agreement, and one twelfth of a foot.
How many inches are in a foot?
One foot is 12 inches, exactly. Going the other way, one inch is 0.083333333 feet. Both figures come from the same defined relation rather than from a measurement, which is why they are the same today as they were in 1959.
Every length unit here
The whole group — 13 units with their symbols and the size of each one in meters — is on the conversion index, along with every pair it makes. The table above already gives each of them relative to a foot.
Source: NIST — international yard and pound agreement (inch = 25.4 mm exactly)
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Questions people actually ask
- How many inches are in a foot?
- 12. Exactly 25.4 millimeters since the 1959 international yard and pound agreement, and one twelfth of a foot.
- How do I convert inches back to feet?
- Divide by 12, or multiply by 0.083333333 — they are the same operation.
Other length conversions
Inches to feet — the same conversion the other way.