What this does
Converts meters to feet as you type. One foot is exactly 0.3048 m, so a meter is 1 ÷ 0.3048 ≈ 3.28084 feet — "about 3.3 feet" covers most everyday estimates.
How do I read the result as feet and inches?
Take the whole feet, then multiply the decimal remainder by 12. Example: 1.85 m = 6.0696 ft → 6 ft, then 0.0696 × 12 ≈ 0.8 in, so 6 ft 1 in (to the nearest inch). For body heights the rounding convention is to the nearest inch.
Useful meter values in feet
- 1 m = 3.281 ft
- 1.75 m = 5.74 ft ≈ 5 ft 9 in — near the global average male height
- 2.4 m = 7.87 ft — a standard ceiling
- 25 m / 50 m = 82 / 164 ft — short- and long-course swimming pools
- 8,849 m (Everest) = 29,032 ft
- 10,000 m cruising altitude ≈ 32,808 ft
Why 0.3048 exactly?
The 1959 international yard agreement pinned the yard to 0.9144 m; a foot is a third of that. Before then, the US and UK feet differed by tiny amounts that mattered in surveying — the old "US survey foot" was only retired in 2023.
Is this the same for square meters to square feet?
No — area scales with the square of the factor. One square meter is 3.28084² ≈ 10.764 sq ft, so a 70 m² apartment is roughly 753 sq ft. Use the area category in the full converter for those.
Going the other way?
Use the swap button, or the feet to meters page for the construction-oriented direction.