Meters to Feet Converter
Meters to Feet
Enter a length in meters to convert it to feet. One foot is defined as exactly 0.3048 meters, so the conversion is exact rather than approximate.
Meters to Feet Converter — enter your values
Feet
3.28084 ft
- Rounded
- 3.28 ft
- Reverse factor
- 1 ft = 0.3048 m
Calculation
- 1 m × 3.2808399 = 3.28084 ft
Formula
feet = meters ÷ 0.3048
Worked examples
Short distance
5 ÷ 0.3048
= 16.404199 ft
Running track lane
100 ÷ 0.3048
= 328.083990 ft
Room height
2.4 ÷ 0.3048
= 7.874016 ft
Exact definition
Since 1959 the international foot has been defined as exactly 0.3048 meters, so dividing a metric length by 0.3048 gives feet with no rounding error introduced by the factor itself.
Frequently asked questions
- How many feet are in a meter?
- One meter equals about 3.280840 feet.
- How do I convert the decimal part to inches?
- Multiply the decimal remainder of the feet value by 12 — 0.5 ft is 6 inches.