Millimeters to Centimeters Converter
Convert millimeters (mm) to centimeters (cm), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.
Change the values and press Calculate to work out your own figures.
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 mm = 0.1 cm
- 1 × 0.1 = 0.1 cm
How to convert millimeters to centimeters
1 mm = 0.1 cm, so multiply by 0.1 to go from millimeters to centimeters. Going the other way, 1 cm = 10 mm.
cm = mm × 0.1 mm = cm × 10
Worked example:
1 mm = 0.1 cm 5 × 0.1 = 0.5 cm
Millimeters to centimeters table
| Millimeters | Centimeters |
|---|---|
| 1 mm | 0.1 cm |
| 2 mm | 0.2 cm |
| 3 mm | 0.3 cm |
| 4 mm | 0.4 cm |
| 5 mm | 0.5 cm |
| 6 mm | 0.6 cm |
| 7 mm | 0.7 cm |
| 8 mm | 0.8 cm |
| 9 mm | 0.9 cm |
| 10 mm | 1 cm |
| 15 mm | 1.5 cm |
| 20 mm | 2 cm |
| 25 mm | 2.5 cm |
| 30 mm | 3 cm |
| 40 mm | 4 cm |
| 50 mm | 5 cm |
| 75 mm | 7.5 cm |
| 100 mm | 10 cm |
| 250 mm | 25 cm |
| 500 mm | 50 cm |
| 1000 mm | 100 cm |
About the units
- Millimeters (mm)
- Millimeters, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure (SI prefixes).
- Centimeters (cm)
- Centimeters, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure (SI prefixes).