Centimeters to Inches Converter
Convert centimeters (cm) to inches (in), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.
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Convert a length from one unit to another. For inches, feet and yards you also get feet and inches with a tape-measure fraction.
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- 1 cm = 0.393700787402 in
- 1 × 0.393700787402 = 0.393700787402 in
How to convert centimeters to inches
1 cm = 0.393700787402 in, so multiply by 0.393700787402 to go from centimeters to inches. Going the other way, 1 in = 2.54 cm.
in = cm × 0.393700787402 cm = in × 2.54
Worked example:
1 cm = 0.393700787402 in 5 × 0.393700787402 = 1.96850393701 in
Centimeters to inches table
| Centimeters | Inches |
|---|---|
| 1 cm | 0.393700787402 in |
| 2 cm | 0.787401574803 in |
| 3 cm | 1.1811023622 in |
| 4 cm | 1.57480314961 in |
| 5 cm | 1.96850393701 in |
| 6 cm | 2.36220472441 in |
| 7 cm | 2.75590551181 in |
| 8 cm | 3.14960629921 in |
| 9 cm | 3.54330708661 in |
| 10 cm | 3.93700787402 in |
| 15 cm | 5.90551181102 in |
| 20 cm | 7.87401574803 in |
| 25 cm | 9.84251968504 in |
| 30 cm | 11.811023622 in |
| 40 cm | 15.7480314961 in |
| 50 cm | 19.6850393701 in |
| 75 cm | 29.5275590551 in |
| 100 cm | 39.3700787402 in |
| 250 cm | 98.4251968504 in |
| 500 cm | 196.850393701 in |
| 1000 cm | 393.700787402 in |
About the units
- Centimeters (cm)
- Centimeters, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure (SI prefixes).
- Inches (in)
- Inches, a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 Appendix C (international yard and pound, 1959).