How many inches in a foot?

1 ft = 12 inThere are exactly 12 inches in a foot. Half a foot is 6 inches and a quarter foot is 3 inches.

There are exactly 12 inches in one foot, and a standard school ruler shows one foot from end to end. A foot is also 30.48 centimeters, so a 30 cm metric ruler comes up just a little short. Floor tiles are often sold as 12 by 12 inch squares, making each side one foot.

Inches12 in
Nearest 1/16 inch12 in
Feet and inches1 ft
Centimeters30.48 cm
Millimeters304.8 mm
Meters0.3048 m
Yards0.3333 yd

Feet to inches, 1 to 20 feet

feet	inches	centimeters
1	12	30.48
2	24	60.96
3	36	91.44
4	48	121.92
5	60	152.40
6	72	182.88
7	84	213.36
8	96	243.84
9	108	274.32
10	120	304.80
11	132	335.28
12	144	365.76
13	156	396.24
14	168	426.72
15	180	457.20
16	192	487.68
17	204	518.16
18	216	548.64
19	228	579.12
20	240	609.60

How to convert it yourself

The foot is defined as exactly 12 inches and 0.3048 meters. Multiply feet by 12 to get inches; divide inches by 12 to get feet.

Example: 7 ft × 12 = 84 in; 30 in ÷ 12 = 2.5 ft (2 ft 6 in).

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Questions people ask

How many inches in half a foot?

6 inches.

How many inches in 1.5 feet?

18 inches (1 foot 6 inches).

How many centimeters in a foot?

30.48 cm exactly.