Convert feet to cm

Foot

التعريف
A foot (symbol: ft) is an Imperial and U.S. customary length unit defined as exactly 0.3048 meters. It divides neatly into 12 inches and 3 feet make a yard.

الخلفية
Historically, “foot” measurements varied across cultures—from Greek and Roman systems to medieval English—based on human anatomy (e.g., the length of a person’s foot or span). In 1959, an international agreement standardized the foot at 0.3048 m to eliminate regional discrepancies.

الاستخدام الحديث
Feet remain the go-to unit in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom for everyday measurements—building plans, personal height, sports fields, and aviation altitudes. On our site, you can instantly convert any foot value to centimeters with a single click.

Centimeter

التعريف
A centimeter (symbol: cm) is an SI unit of length equal to one-hundredth of a meter (0.01 m). It provides a convenient subdivision for fine measurements.

الخلفية
Formed from the metric prefix centi- (Latin centum, “hundred”) plus “meter,” the centimeter is part of the decimal-based metric family. No matter how the meter itself is defined—today via the speed of light—the link 1 cm = 0.01 m never changes.

الاستخدام الحديث
Centimeters are ubiquitous worldwide—in science, engineering, retail packaging, and everyday tasks like measuring height or small objects. Use our tool to switch seamlessly between centimeters and feet.

Foot → Centimeter Conversion Table

كيفية التحويل

• 1 ft = 30.48 cm

• 1 cm = 0.032808399 ft

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