Convert Feet (ft) to Centimeters (cm)
Enter a value below to convert Feet (ft) to Centimeters (cm).
Conversion:
1 Feet (ft) = 30.48 Centimeters (cm)
How to Convert Feet (ft) to Centimeters (cm)
1 ft = 30.48 cm
1 cm = 0.03280839895 ft
Example: convert 15 Feet (ft) to Centimeters (cm):
25 ft = 762 cm
Feet (ft) to Centimeters (cm) Conversion Table
| Feet (ft) | Centimeters (cm) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 ft | 0.3048 cm |
| 0.1 ft | 3.048 cm |
| 1 ft | 30.48 cm |
| 2 ft | 60.96 cm |
| 3 ft | 91.44 cm |
| 5 ft | 152.4 cm |
| 10 ft | 304.8 cm |
| 20 ft | 609.6 cm |
| 50 ft | 1524 cm |
| 100 ft | 3048 cm |
| 1000 ft | 30480 cm |
Feet (ft)
Definition
A foot (ft) is an imperial unit of length equal to 12 inches or exactly 0.3048 meters.
History
The foot has been used since antiquity — ancient civilizations based it on the length of a human foot. The modern international foot was standardized in 1959 to exactly 0.3048 meters by agreement between English-speaking nations.
Current use
Feet are the standard unit for measuring human height, room dimensions, building elevation, and altitude in aviation in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and several other countries.
Centimeters (cm)
Definition
A centimeter (cm) is a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter (0.01 m). There are 2.54 centimeters in one inch.
History
The centimeter was established with the metric system in 1795. It was the base unit of length in the now-deprecated CGS (centimeter-gram-second) system used extensively in physics until the mid-20th century.
Current use
Centimeters are widely used in everyday measurements: body height, clothing sizes, screen dimensions, furniture specifications, and in education. It is the most common unit for personal measurements in metric countries.