Meters to Feet Converter

Type a number of meters and this converter shows the answer in feet instantly (1 m = 3.28084 ft). Below the converter you will find a ready-made m to ft table, and further down the formula with a worked example.

Metric measurements in meters appear in sports (100 m sprint, 25 m pool), room and plot sizes, mountain heights and heights of people in some countries (1.75 m). Americans usually picture these in feet, so the converter also shows feet and inches: a 1.80 m person is 5 ft 10.9 in, and the 8,849 m summit of Everest is 29,032 ft.

How to use the Meters to Feet tool

1. Enter the value in meters in the Value box. Decimals such as 1.4 are fine.
2. The result in feet appears straight away, rounded to six significant digits.
3. Check the formula line under the result to see exactly how it was calculated.
4. Press ⇄ to convert feet back to meters, or pick any other unit from the lists.
5. Use Copy result, or look up common values in the conversion table.

Why use ToolOrca Meters to Feet

• Exact factor: 1 m = 3.28084 ft
• Conversion table: m to ft
• Formula and worked example included
• Instant result as you type
• Converts to every other length unit too
• Free, private and works offline

How to convert meters to feet

The meter is the SI base unit of length, defined by the distance light travels in 1/299,792,458 of a second. One international foot is exactly 12 inches, which makes it exactly 0.3048 meters. So 1 m = 3.2808399 ft, and 1 ft = 0.3048 m exactly.

To convert meters to feet, divide the number of meters by 0.3048. Multiplying by 3.28084 gives the same answer to six significant digits.

Worked example: 1.8 m ÷ 0.3048 = 5.90551 ft.

Quick mental math for m to ft

Multiply by 3 and add 10%: 10 m × 3 = 30, plus 3 = 33 ft. The exact answer is 32.81 ft. For heights, 1 m ≈ 3 ft 3 in.

Need the opposite direction? Use the feet to meters converter, or switch units with the ⇄ button above.