Inches to Meters Converter
Convert inches (in) to meters (m), 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.
Show the working
- 1 in = 0.0254 m
- 1 × 0.0254 = 0.0254 m
How to convert inches to meters
1 in = 0.0254 m, so multiply by 0.0254 to go from inches to meters. Going the other way, 1 m = 39.3700787402 in.
m = in × 0.0254 in = m × 39.3700787402
Worked example:
1 in = 0.0254 m 5 × 0.0254 = 0.127 m
Inches to meters table
| Inches | Meters |
|---|---|
| 1 in | 0.0254 m |
| 2 in | 0.0508 m |
| 3 in | 0.0762 m |
| 4 in | 0.1016 m |
| 5 in | 0.127 m |
| 6 in | 0.1524 m |
| 7 in | 0.1778 m |
| 8 in | 0.2032 m |
| 9 in | 0.2286 m |
| 10 in | 0.254 m |
| 15 in | 0.381 m |
| 20 in | 0.508 m |
| 25 in | 0.635 m |
| 30 in | 0.762 m |
| 40 in | 1.016 m |
| 50 in | 1.27 m |
| 75 in | 1.905 m |
| 100 in | 2.54 m |
| 250 in | 6.35 m |
| 500 in | 12.7 m |
| 1000 in | 25.4 m |
About the units
- Inches (in)
- Inches, a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 Appendix C (international yard and pound, 1959).
- Meters (m)
- Meters, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure (SI prefixes).