Length Converter

Convert between metres, kilometres, miles, feet, inches and more.

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The short answer

5 feet 8 inches is 172.7 cm — the conversion everyone Googles for height, visas and medical forms. One mile is exactly 1.60934 km; one inch exactly 2.54 cm. Type once, see every unit at once.

How to use the length converter

  1. Enter a value.
  2. Pick the from-unit.
  3. See all units converted instantly.

Length Converter — FAQs

How many cm is 5’8’’?

172.72 cm: (5 × 12 + 8) inches × 2.54. Height conversions are this tool’s most common use.

How many km is a mile?

Exactly 1.609344 km. So 100 miles = 160.93 km — handy for US road trips.

Feet to metres?

Multiply feet by 0.3048. A 10-foot room is 3.048 metres.

Why do conversions show so many decimals?

Precision matters in engineering; for daily use, 2 decimals are plenty. The tool shows full precision — round as you like.

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