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Meters and feet are the two most common units of length in everyday use — meters across most of the world (the metric system) and feet in the US, UK and a handful of other countries (the imperial system). Converting between them comes up constantly: ceiling heights, running and swimming distances, real estate listings, and travel descriptions.
This page makes the conversion instant. Enter a value in meters and the equivalent in feet appears straight away.
How to convert meters to feet
The conversion is a single multiplication: 1 meter equals 3.28084 feet. So to convert any length in meters to feet, simply multiply by 3.28084.
Worked example: 2 meters in feet is calculated as 2 × 3.28084 = 6.56 feet. To check, going the other way: 6.56 feet ÷ 3.28084 ≈ 2 meters.
Why are meters and feet different?
The meter is the SI base unit of length, originally defined in revolutionary France in the 1790s as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole. Today it is defined precisely by the speed of light: the distance light travels in 1/299,792,458 of a second.
The foot has roots in human anatomy — historically, the length of a man's foot. The modern international foot, used in the US and UK, was standardized in 1959 as exactly 0.3048 meters. That single definition is what makes the conversion factor 3.28084 ft per meter exact.
What is the meters to feet formula?
The formula for converting meters to feet is:
ft = m × 3.28084
How do I convert feet to meters?
To convert feet to meters, use the reverse formula:
m = ft / 3.28084
Or use our feet to meters calculator.
Meters to Feet Conversion Table
This table shows common values in meters and their equivalent in feet.
| Meters (m) | Feet (ft) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3.28 |
| 2 | 6.56 |
| 3 | 9.84 |
| 4 | 13.12 |
| 5 | 16.40 |
| 6 | 19.69 |
| 7 | 22.97 |
| 8 | 26.25 |
| 9 | 29.53 |
| 10 | 32.81 |
| 15 | 49.21 |
| 20 | 65.62 |
| 25 | 82.02 |
| 50 | 164.04 |
| 100 | 328.08 |