Last updated: November 22, 2025
cm to ft in converter explained
When build plans or height logs arrive in centimeters but the team reads feet and inches, this converter handles the translation. It keeps a single math path through meters and total inches, then displays the combined ft+in output to avoid rounding drift.
How the conversion works
Convert centimeters to meters, then to inches, then split into feet and leftover inches:
Meters stay available for metric context:
Units and conversions
| Unit | Symbol | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| Centimeter | cm | base input |
| Foot + inch (composite) | ft+in | built from total inches |
| Foot | ft | 1 ft = 30.48 cm |
| Inch | in | 1 in = 2.54 cm |
| Meter | m | 1 m = 100 cm |
Worked examples
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Door frame height Given 190 cm:
Result: 6 ft 2.8 in (74.80 in).
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Converting from imperial back to cm Board length 82 in:
Result: 208.28 cm, 2.0828 m.
Tips and pitfalls
- Always use 2.54 cm per inch; rounding to 2.5 shifts results by 1.6%.
- For construction tolerances, keep two decimals in inches or one decimal in centimeters.
- Enter feet-and-inches as a composite to prevent tiny mismatches between separate foot and inch fields.