📊 Length & height
Feet to Cm Chart
Every height from 4 ft 0 in to 7 ft 11 in, converted to centimetres and metres. One inch is exactly 2.54 cm, so these figures are exact rather than approximate.
How to use this chart
5 ft 11 in = 180.34 cm
Find the feet-and-inches figure in the first column and read across.
About the Feet to Cm Chart
This is the chart to use when a height is written the British or American way and a metric form wants it in centimetres. Because every inch is listed from 4 ft 0 in to 7 ft 11 in, the figure can be read directly instead of converted.
Metres are included because passport applications, medical records and some sporting registers ask for metres to two decimals rather than centimetres. 1.80 m and 180 cm describe the same height, but only one fits a given field.
The progression is easy to remember: each inch adds 2.54 cm, so 5 ft is 152.4 cm, 6 ft is 182.88 cm and 7 ft is 213.36 cm. Those three anchor points let you sanity-check any row without a calculator.
If a height is given to the half inch, split the difference between two rows: half an inch is 1.27 cm, which is small enough that rounding to the whole inch is usually acceptable outside a clinical context.
How the calculation works
- total inches = feet × 12 + inches
- centimetres = total inches × 2.54
- 6 ft = 72 in = 182.88 cm = 1.8288 m
Reference values
| Feet and inches | Centimetres | Metres |
|---|---|---|
| 4 ft 0 in | 121.92 cm | 1.2192 m |
| 4 ft 1 in | 124.46 cm | 1.2446 m |
| 4 ft 2 in | 127.00 cm | 1.2700 m |
| 4 ft 3 in | 129.54 cm | 1.2954 m |
| 4 ft 4 in | 132.08 cm | 1.3208 m |
| 4 ft 5 in | 134.62 cm | 1.3462 m |
| 4 ft 6 in | 137.16 cm | 1.3716 m |
| 4 ft 7 in | 139.70 cm | 1.3970 m |
| 4 ft 8 in | 142.24 cm | 1.4224 m |
| 4 ft 9 in | 144.78 cm | 1.4478 m |
| 4 ft 10 in | 147.32 cm | 1.4732 m |
| 4 ft 11 in | 149.86 cm | 1.4986 m |
| 5 ft 0 in | 152.40 cm | 1.5240 m |
| 5 ft 1 in | 154.94 cm | 1.5494 m |
| 5 ft 2 in | 157.48 cm | 1.5748 m |
| 5 ft 3 in | 160.02 cm | 1.6002 m |
| 5 ft 4 in | 162.56 cm | 1.6256 m |
| 5 ft 5 in | 165.10 cm | 1.6510 m |
| 5 ft 6 in | 167.64 cm | 1.6764 m |
| 5 ft 7 in | 170.18 cm | 1.7018 m |
| 5 ft 8 in | 172.72 cm | 1.7272 m |
| 5 ft 9 in | 175.26 cm | 1.7526 m |
| 5 ft 10 in | 177.80 cm | 1.7780 m |
| 5 ft 11 in | 180.34 cm | 1.8034 m |
| 6 ft 0 in | 182.88 cm | 1.8288 m |
| 6 ft 1 in | 185.42 cm | 1.8542 m |
| 6 ft 2 in | 187.96 cm | 1.8796 m |
| 6 ft 3 in | 190.50 cm | 1.9050 m |
| 6 ft 4 in | 193.04 cm | 1.9304 m |
| 6 ft 5 in | 195.58 cm | 1.9558 m |
| 6 ft 6 in | 198.12 cm | 1.9812 m |
| 6 ft 7 in | 200.66 cm | 2.0066 m |
| 6 ft 8 in | 203.20 cm | 2.0320 m |
| 6 ft 9 in | 205.74 cm | 2.0574 m |
| 6 ft 10 in | 208.28 cm | 2.0828 m |
| 6 ft 11 in | 210.82 cm | 2.1082 m |
| 7 ft 0 in | 213.36 cm | 2.1336 m |
| 7 ft 1 in | 215.90 cm | 2.1590 m |
| 7 ft 2 in | 218.44 cm | 2.1844 m |
| 7 ft 3 in | 220.98 cm | 2.2098 m |
| 7 ft 4 in | 223.52 cm | 2.2352 m |
| 7 ft 5 in | 226.06 cm | 2.2606 m |
| 7 ft 6 in | 228.60 cm | 2.2860 m |
| 7 ft 7 in | 231.14 cm | 2.3114 m |
| 7 ft 8 in | 233.68 cm | 2.3368 m |
| 7 ft 9 in | 236.22 cm | 2.3622 m |
| 7 ft 10 in | 238.76 cm | 2.3876 m |
| 7 ft 11 in | 241.30 cm | 2.4130 m |