Height Converter: Feet and Inches to Centimeters
Enter a height as feet and inches to see it in centimeters and meters, or type centimeters to get feet and inches. The converter handles the mixed format (5 ft 8 in) that plain feet-to-cm calculators do not, and the chart below covers every inch from 4 ft 10 in to 7 ft.
5 ft 8 in = 172.72 cm = 1.7272 m = 68 inches.
How to convert feet and inches to centimeters
cm = (feet × 12 + inches) × 2.54
Turn the height into inches first, then multiply by 2.54, because an inch is exactly 2.54 cm. Example: 5 ft 8 in = 68 in = 68 × 2.54 = 172.72 cm. To go the other way, divide centimeters by 2.54 to get inches, then split into feet (divide by 12) and the remaining inches. 180 cm = 70.87 in = 5 ft 10.87 in, usually written 5 ft 11 in.
Height chart: feet and inches to cm
| Feet and inches | Inches | Centimeters | Meters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 ft 10 in | 58 in | 147.32 cm | 1.4732 m |
| 4 ft 11 in | 59 in | 149.86 cm | 1.4986 m |
| 5 ft 0 in | 60 in | 152.4 cm | 1.524 m |
| 5 ft 1 in | 61 in | 154.94 cm | 1.5494 m |
| 5 ft 2 in | 62 in | 157.48 cm | 1.5748 m |
| 5 ft 3 in | 63 in | 160.02 cm | 1.6002 m |
| 5 ft 4 in | 64 in | 162.56 cm | 1.6256 m |
| 5 ft 5 in | 65 in | 165.1 cm | 1.651 m |
| 5 ft 6 in | 66 in | 167.64 cm | 1.6764 m |
| 5 ft 7 in | 67 in | 170.18 cm | 1.7018 m |
| 5 ft 8 in | 68 in | 172.72 cm | 1.7272 m |
| 5 ft 9 in | 69 in | 175.26 cm | 1.7526 m |
| 5 ft 10 in | 70 in | 177.8 cm | 1.778 m |
| 5 ft 11 in | 71 in | 180.34 cm | 1.8034 m |
| 6 ft 0 in | 72 in | 182.88 cm | 1.8288 m |
| 6 ft 1 in | 73 in | 185.42 cm | 1.8542 m |
| 6 ft 2 in | 74 in | 187.96 cm | 1.8796 m |
| 6 ft 3 in | 75 in | 190.5 cm | 1.905 m |
| 6 ft 4 in | 76 in | 193.04 cm | 1.9304 m |
| 6 ft 5 in | 77 in | 195.58 cm | 1.9558 m |
| 6 ft 6 in | 78 in | 198.12 cm | 1.9812 m |
| 6 ft 7 in | 79 in | 200.66 cm | 2.0066 m |
| 6 ft 8 in | 80 in | 203.2 cm | 2.032 m |
| 6 ft 9 in | 81 in | 205.74 cm | 2.0574 m |
| 6 ft 10 in | 82 in | 208.28 cm | 2.0828 m |
| 6 ft 11 in | 83 in | 210.82 cm | 2.1082 m |
| 7 ft 0 in | 84 in | 213.36 cm | 2.1336 m |
Reading and writing heights
Heights are written 5'8" (feet, then inches), 5 ft 8 in, or 5-8 in the US, and 173 cm or 1.73 m in metric countries. Medical forms often want centimeters; the chart above rounds to two decimals, but most people quote the nearest whole centimeter. Note that 5.8 feet is not 5 ft 8 in: 0.8 feet is 9.6 inches, so 5.8 ft is 5 ft 9.6 in (176.8 cm). For plain feet-to-centimeter conversions of lengths rather than heights, use the feet to cm page.
Frequently asked questions
What is 5 feet 8 inches in cm?
172.72 cm, or 1.73 m. 5 ft 8 in is 68 inches, and 68 × 2.54 = 172.72.
What is 180 cm in feet and inches?
5 ft 10.87 in, usually rounded to 5 ft 11 in. 180 ÷ 2.54 = 70.87 inches, which is 5 feet (60 inches) plus 10.87 inches.
What is 6 feet in cm?
182.88 cm. Every foot is 30.48 cm, so 6 ft is 6 × 30.48.
How many cm are in an inch?
Exactly 2.54. The inch was defined as 25.4 mm in 1959, so every feet-and-inches to centimeter conversion is exact.
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Conversion factors are exact international definitions where one exists and standard reference values elsewhere. Results are rounded to 8 significant digits.