1 ft ≈ 0.305 m — Foot to Meter Converter

Worked example: converting Foot to Meter

Step 1 — start with the formula. m = ft × 0.3048
Step 2 — substitute your figure. 10 ft × 0.3048
Step 3 — read the result. 10 ft = 3.048 m
Step 4 — check it in reverse. ft = m × 3.280839895 returns 10 ft, which matches the figure you started with.

Length Converter

31 units available

Decimals:

From

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0.3048

1 ft = 0.3048 m

Formula:

m = ft × 0.3048

With your value: 1 ft = 0.3048 m

How big is that?

Everyday references on a logarithmic scale, all expressed in foot so you can sanity-check the result.

Credit card (long side) (1/3.6 your value)0.281 ft

A4 sheet (height) (1/1.0 your value)0.974 ft

Your value1.00 ft

Adult stride (2.5× your value)2.46 ft

Standard door height (6.6× your value)6.56 ft

London double-decker bus (36× your value)36.1 ft

Other Foot to Meter conversions

2 ft to m 3 ft to m 4 ft to m 5 ft to m 6 ft to m 7 ft to m 8 ft to m

Foot to Meter Conversion Table

Foot (ft)	Meter (m)
0.5	0.1524
1	0.3048
2	0.6096
5	1.524
10	3.048
15	4.572
20	6.096
25	7.62
50	15.24
100	30.48
250	76.2
500	152.4
1000	304.8

Meter to Foot Conversion Table

Meter (m)	Foot (ft)
0.5	1.64042
1	3.28084
2	6.56168
5	16.404199
10	32.808399
15	49.212598
20	65.616798
25	82.020997
50	164.041995
100	328.08399
250	820.209974
500	1,640.419948
1000	3,280.839895

Where these values come from

Every factor on this page is traced to the document that defines it. See the full provenance dataset or our methodology.

Foot (ft)

Length

Exact conversion

1 foot = 0.3048 m exactly (international foot, 1959).

The US survey foot (1200/3937 m) was deprecated for new work on 31 December 2022 and differs by about 2 ppm.

Source: International Yard and Pound Agreement of 1959; NIST Federal Register Notice 59-5442

US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa · Reviewed 2026-07-01

Meter (m)

Length

SI definition

The metre is defined by taking the speed of light in vacuum to be exactly 299 792 458 m/s, with the second defined by the caesium frequency.

Source: BIPM, The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition, 2019 (updated 2024)

Bureau International des Poids et Mesures · Reviewed 2026-07-01

Standards and context behind Foot to Meter

International foot: Exactly 0.3048 m by the 1959 agreement.
US survey foot: 1200/3937 m — about 0.6 mm longer per 300 m; deprecated for new work since 2023.
ICAO: International aviation still reports altitude in feet, which is why the unit persists in a metric world.

How to Convert Foot to Meter

To convert from Foot (ft) to Meter (m), multiply the value by 0.3048.

Formula: m = ft × 0.3048

Reverse: ft = m × 3.280839895

Step-by-Step Example

Start with your value in Foot. For example: 5 ft
Multiply by the conversion factor: 5 x 0.3048
The result is: 1.524 m

About Foot

The foot is an imperial unit equal to 12 inches or 0.3048 meters. It remains widely used in the US, UK, and Canada for everyday measurements.

Fun Fact: The foot was originally based on the length of a human foot, which varied from region to region.

Common uses: height measurement, real estate, construction.

About Meter

The meter is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). It was originally defined as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole.

Fun Fact: The meter was redefined in 1983 as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.

Common uses: construction, athletics, science.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Meter are in 1 Foot?

There are exactly 0.3048 Meter in 1 Foot. This means the conversion factor from Foot to Meter is 0.3048.

What is the formula to convert Foot to Meter?

The formula to convert Foot to Meter is: m = ft × 0.3048. For example, to convert 10 Foot to Meter, you would multiply 10 by 0.3048.

What is a Foot?

The foot is an imperial unit equal to 12 inches or 0.3048 meters. It remains widely used in the US, UK, and Canada for everyday measurements.

What is a Meter?