Foot - imperial unit of length

Feet, imperial unit of length with the abreviation ft or 1'. 

How much is 1 foot? One foot is 12 inches or 30.48 centimeters.

Feet are still used commonly to tell someones height in both the USA and UK.  

Conversions from feet to centimeters or metrs and vise versa can be done in the calculator below. 

 

 

 

 

Feet (imperial unit of length) questions and answer

  • How many inches are in a foot? How many cm?

    One foot is 12 inches. One foot is also around 30.48 cm.

  • What was a foot originally?

    At one point a foot was the exact length of King Henry I's foot.

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