How many feet are in one meter?
One meter is 3.281 ft.
Meters to Feet
Type a value to convert it from meters to feet. One m equals 3.281 ft.
Result
Meters and feet, side by side
One meter is 3.281 ft. In the other direction, one foot is 0.3048 m.
The factor is exact rather than rounded: imperial and US units have been defined from the metric ones since 1959, so the conversion introduces no error of its own. What you see below is arithmetic, not an approximation.
The meter is the base unit of length in the International System. Since 1983 it has been defined by the speed of light: the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second. An ordinary door is about 2 meters tall.
The foot is 12 inches, exactly 30.48 centimeters. It is the usual unit for a person’s height in the United States and the United Kingdom, written as 5 ft 9 in, and aviation measures altitude in feet worldwide.
| Meter | Foot |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3.28084 |
| 5 | 16.4042 |
| 10 | 32.8084 |
| 20 | 65.6168 |
| 50 | 164.042 |
| 100 | 328.084 |
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert feet back to meters?
One foot is 0.3048 m. The tool above converts in both directions.
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