Inches to feet

Multiply inches by 0.0833333 to get feet.

1 in = 0.0833333 ftNIST HB 44

Convert

2ft

24 in = 2 ft

How to convert inches to feet

The foot is exactly 0.3048 metres, by the 1959 international yard-and-pound agreement. The inch is exactly 2.54 centimetres (0.0254 m), by the 1959 international agreement.

Worked example — 24 in: 24 × 0.0833333 = 2 ft. (2 ft 0 in)

Inches to feet table

Common conversions. The reverse table is on feet to inches.
Inches	Feet	Feet and in
1 in	0.0833333 ft	0 ft 1 in
6 in	0.5 ft	0 ft 6 in
12 in	1 ft	1 ft 0 in
18 in	1.5 ft	1 ft 6 in
24 in	2 ft	2 ft 0 in
36 in	3 ft	3 ft 0 in
48 in	4 ft	4 ft 0 in
60 in	5 ft	5 ft 0 in
72 in	6 ft	6 ft 0 in

Reverse and related

feet → inchesreverse conversion cm → in1 cm = 0.393701 in in → cm1 in = 2.54 cm m → ft1 m = 3.2808 ft ft → m1 ft = 0.3048 m mm → in1 mm = 0.0393701 in in → mm1 in = 25.4 mm

About inches and feet

Inch (in)

1 in = 0.0833333 ft

Definition. Exactly 2.54 centimetres (0.0254 m), by the 1959 international agreement

History and origin

The inch takes its name from the Latin uncia, a twelfth part, and has always been one twelfth of a foot. The 1959 agreement fixed it at exactly 2.54 centimetres.

Current use

Inches are used for screen and TV sizes worldwide, and in the United States for height, lumber and hardware.

Source: International Yard and Pound Agreement (1959); NIST Handbook 44, App. C

Foot (ft)

1 ft = 12 in

Definition. Exactly 0.3048 metres, by the 1959 international yard-and-pound agreement

History and origin

The foot is an ancient unit based roughly on a human foot, and its length varied from place to place for centuries. The modern international foot was fixed at exactly 0.3048 metres by the 1959 yard and pound agreement.

Current use

The foot is the everyday unit of length in the United States for height, rooms and construction, and is still widely used in the United Kingdom.

Source: International Yard and Pound Agreement (1959); NIST Handbook 44, App. C

Where people use this

Inches: screen sizes, height, lumber and hardware. Feet: height in the US, room dimensions, construction. 12 inches is exactly 1 foot.

How we know this is right

The factor is fixed by the standards that define the units, not chosen — so it is exact, not a measurement:

1 ft = 12 in, so 1 in = 1 ÷ 12 = 0.0833333 ft.

Every value is carried to full double precision; the display is rounded.

Both units are defined in International Yard and Pound Agreement (1959); NIST Handbook 44, App. C.

Questions people ask

How many feet is 24 inches?

24 inches is exactly 2 feet.

How many inches make a foot?

It takes 12 inches to make one foot.

What is 36 inches in feet?

36 inches is 3 feet.

All inch conversions

Centimetres to inches1 cm = 0.393701 in Inches to centimetres1 in = 2.54 cm Inches to millimetres1 in = 25.4 mm Millimetres to inches1 mm = 0.0393701 in Feet to inches1 ft = 12 in Metres to inches1 m = 39.3701 in Inches to metres1 in = 0.0254 m