About the Meters to Inches Converter
This meters to inches converter changes a length in meters into inches, and also shows it as feet plus inches, centimeters and millimeters. Switch the input to inches and it converts the other way, from inches to meters.
Use it for screen and furniture sizes, fabric and lumber, sports measurements, product dimensions from overseas listings, or any time a metric drawing has to be read with an imperial tape measure. Because the inch is defined as exactly 2.54 cm, one meter is exactly 10,000/254 ≈ 39.3701 inches.
The feet-and-inches line rounds to the nearest tenth of an inch and carries 12 inches into the next foot, so you never see a result like "5 ft 12 in".
With the default inputs, the inches is 78.7402 in. Change any value above to recalculate instantly.
How to use the meters to inches converter
- 1Enter the length.
- 2Choose whether it is in meters or inches.
- 3Read inches and meters, plus feet and inches, centimeters and millimeters.
- 4Use the chart for common metric lengths.
Formula and method
Since 1959 the international inch has been defined as exactly 25.4 mm, or 0.0254 m. Dividing meters by 0.0254 therefore gives inches exactly; multiplying by 39.3701 is the same thing rounded to six significant figures.
For feet and inches, the total inches are divided by 12: the whole number is feet and the remainder is inches. Centimeters are meters × 100 and millimeters are meters × 1,000.
- m
- Length in meters
- in
- Length in inches
- 0.0254
- Meters per inch (exact)
Worked examples
2-meter door height
2 ÷ 0.0254 = 78.74 in. 78.74 ÷ 12 = 6 ft with 6.74 in left over, so about 6 ft 6.7 in.
1.75 m tall person
1.75 ÷ 0.0254 = 68.90 in, which is 5 ft 8.9 in.
55-inch TV diagonal in meters
55 × 0.0254 = 1.397 m, or 139.7 cm measured corner to corner.
Frequently asked questions
How many inches are in a meter?+
One meter is about 39.3701 inches (exactly 10,000 ÷ 254). That is 3 feet 3.37 inches.
How do I convert meters to inches?+
Divide meters by 0.0254, or multiply by 39.37. For example, 0.5 m × 39.37 = 19.69 inches.
How do I convert inches to meters?+
Multiply inches by 0.0254. For example, 72 inches × 0.0254 = 1.8288 m.
Is a meter longer than a yard?+
Yes. A meter is about 39.37 inches while a yard is 36 inches, so a meter is roughly 9.4% longer than a yard.
What is 1.5 meters in inches?+
1.5 m ÷ 0.0254 = 59.06 inches, which is 4 feet 11.1 inches (150 cm). Multiply 1.5 by 39.3701 for the same answer.