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Length Converter

Convert between any of the 10 supported Length units. Pick the units, type a value, done.

Supported units

Millimeters (mm): One thousandth of a meter, the everyday unit for fine measurements in engineering and manufacturing.

Centimeters (cm): One hundredth of a meter, the default for body measurements and small objects in metric countries.

Meters (m): The SI base unit of length, defined by the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.

Kilometers (km): One thousand meters, the standard for road distances everywhere except the US and UK.

Microns (µm): One millionth of a meter, used for particle sizes, coatings and semiconductor features.

Inches (in): 1/12 of a foot, defined as exactly 2.54 cm since 1959. Screens, waistlines and rainfall in the US.

Feet (ft): 12 inches, or exactly 0.3048 m. Heights, room sizes and altitude in the US and UK.

Yards (yd): 3 feet, or exactly 0.9144 m. Fabric, American football and golf.

Miles (mi): 5,280 feet, or about 1.609 km. Road distances in the US and UK.

Nautical Miles (nmi): Exactly 1,852 m, one minute of latitude. Sea and air navigation.