Foot to Inch Conversion Calculator: Free Online Tool
Convert feet to inches with our free online length converter.
Foot to Inch Calculator
How to Use the Calculator:
- Enter the value you want to convert in the 'From' field (Foot).
- The converted value in Inch will appear automatically in the 'To' field.
- Use the dropdown menus to select different units within the Length category.
- Click the swap button (⇌) to reverse the conversion direction.
How to Convert Foot to Inch
Converting Foot to Inch involves multiplying the value by a specific conversion factor, as shown in the formula below.
Formula:
1 Foot = 12 inchesExample Calculation:
Convert 10 feet: 10 × 12 = 120 inches
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What is a Foot and a Inch?
The foot (plural: feet) is a unit of length in the British imperial and United States customary systems of measurement. It is defined as exactly 12 inches or 0.3048 meters.
The inch is a unit of length in the British imperial and United States customary systems of measurement. It is defined as exactly 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 centimeters.
Note: The Foot is part of the imperial/US customary system, primarily used in the US, UK, and Canada for everyday measurements. The Inch belongs to the imperial/US customary system.
History of the Foot and Inch
The foot has been used as a unit of length since antiquity, often based on the length of a human foot. Its exact length varied significantly over time and location until the international agreement in 1959 defined it precisely in terms of the meter.
The inch has ancient origins, historically related to the width of a thumb or the length of three barleycorns laid end-to-end. Its definition was standardized internationally in 1959 based on the metric system (1 inch = 2.54 cm exactly).
Common Uses for feet and inches
Explore the typical applications for both Foot (imperial/US) and Inch (imperial/US) to understand their common contexts.
Common Uses for feet
- Human Height: Measuring human height in the US and UK.
- US Dimensions: Measuring room dimensions, furniture sizes, and building layouts in the US.
- Aviation: Aviation altitude measurements (globally).
- US Construction: Construction and surveying in the US.
- Sports Fields: Describing lengths in sports fields (e.g., American football).
Common Uses for inches
- Everyday US Measurements: Everyday measurements in the US (e.g., height, paper size, screen sizes).
- US Construction: Construction and carpentry in the US.
- Apparel Sizing: Clothing sizes (e.g., waist size, inseam).
- US Meteorology: Measuring rainfall in the US.
- Engineering Components: Component sizes in some engineering fields.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions About Foot (ft)
How many inches are in a foot?
There are exactly 12 inches (in) in 1 foot (ft).
How many feet are in a yard?
There are exactly 3 feet (ft) in 1 yard (yd).
How many feet are in a mile?
There are exactly 5,280 feet (ft) in 1 mile (mi).
About Inch (in)
How many inches are in a foot?
There are exactly 12 inches (in) in 1 foot (ft).
How many centimeters are in an inch?
There are exactly 2.54 centimeters (cm) in 1 inch (in).
Where is the inch primarily used?
The inch is the standard unit for many everyday length measurements in the United States. It is also used to some extent in Canada and the UK, though metric is more common officially.
Conversion Table: Foot to Inch
| Foot (ft) | Inch (in) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |
| 5 | 60 |
| 10 | 120 |
| 25 | 300 |
| 50 | 600 |
| 100 | 1,200 |
| 500 | 6,000 |
| 1,000 | 12,000 |
All Length Conversions
Other Units from Length
- Meter (m)
- Kilometer (km)
- Hectometer (hm)
- Decimeter (dm)
- Centimeter (cm)
- Millimeter (mm)
- Yard (yd)
- Mile (mi)
- Nautical Mile (NM)
- Micrometer (μm)
- Nanometer (nm)
- Light Year (ly)
- Astronomical Unit (AU)
- Parsec (pc)
- Angstrom (Å)
- Point (Typography) (pt)
- Mil/Thou (mil)
- Fathom (fath)
- Furlong (fur)
- Link (Gunter's) (li)
- Pace (pace)
- Span (span)
- Digit (digit)
- Cable Length (cb)
- Ell (ell)
- Finger (finger)
- Roman Mile (m.p.)
- Stadion (stadion)
- Chi (Chinese) (chi)
- Shaku (Japanese) (shaku)
- Li (Chinese) (li)
- Toise (toise)
- Bolt (bolt)
- Rope (rope)
- Smoot (smoot)
- Sajene (sajene)
- Ken (ken)
- Wa (wa)
- Vara (vara)
- Aln (aln)
- Cubit (Royal/Egyptian) (cubit)
- Versta (versta)
- Arpent (arpent)
- Ri (Japanese) (ri)
- Klafter (klafter)
- Yojana (yojana)
- Skein (skein)