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Meters to Feet Converter

Convert meters to feet instantly, with a reference table for heights, rooms, and elevations.

Meters to Feet Converter

1 m = 3.2808 ft

Multiply meters by 3.2808399 to get feet.

Meters to feet reference table

The conversions people look up most often, rounded to 4 decimal places.

Common meters to feet conversions
Meter (m)Foot (ft)
1 m3.2808 ft
1.5 m4.9213 ft
1.7 m5.5774 ft
1.8 m5.9055 ft
2 m6.5617 ft
3 m9.8425 ft
5 m16.4042 ft
10 m32.8084 ft
15 m49.2126 ft
20 m65.6168 ft
50 m164.042 ft
100 m328.084 ft
1,000 m3,280.8399 ft

How the meters to feet converter calculation works

One meter equals 3.28084 feet, so:

feet = meters × 3.28084

The factor falls out of the foot's legal definition — exactly 0.3048 meters — set by the same 1959 agreement that fixed the inch and the pound. One divided by 0.3048 gives 3.280839895.

A worked example most people can check against themselves: a person 1.8 m tall is 1.8 × 3.28084 = 5.906 feet. Feet-and-inches is usually what you actually want, so take the 0.906 remainder and multiply by 12 to get 10.9 inches — 5 feet 10.9 inches. A 3 m ceiling is 9.84 feet, just under the 10-foot mark.

Two notes:

  • Multiply by 3.3 for mental math. A 10 m room becomes 33 feet against a true 32.8 — an error of half a percent.
  • Never convert to decimal feet and stop. "5.9 feet" is not "5 feet 9 inches"; it is 5 feet 10.8 inches. The decimal part is tenths of a foot, and a foot has twelve inches, not ten. This trips people up constantly.

Reverse the conversion by multiplying feet by 0.3048.

Frequently asked questions

How do I convert meters to feet?

Multiply the number of meters by 3.2808399 to get feet.

How many feet are in 2 m?

2 m equals 6.5617 ft. The reference table on this page lists the other values people look up most often.

How do I convert feet back to meters?

Divide the number of feet by 3.2808399, or use the swap control on the converter above.

Is this conversion exact?

Yes. The factor is fixed by international definition rather than measured, so the conversion is exact - only the displayed rounding limits precision.

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