Example 1
- Direction: centimetres to feet and inches
- 180 cm
5 feet and 10.87 inches
What is 180 cm in feet and inches? 5 feet and 10.87 inches, not 5 feet and 11 inches.
Cm to Feet and Inches
The calculator turns centimetres into feet and inches. 180 cm is 5 feet and 10.87 inches. The other way, 5 feet and 11 inches is 180.34 cm. An inch is exactly 2.54 cm.
A single inch number, without feet, is on centimetres and inches. Metres to feet, without a separate inches remainder, are on metres and feet.
Result
Enter centimetres, or feet and inches. The result will appear here.
How it works
The calculator divides centimetres by 2.54 and converts them to inches. Then it counts full twelves as feet and leaves the rest in inches. 180 cm is 70.8661 inches, which is 5 feet and 10.87 inches.
The other way, you multiply feet by 12, add inches, and multiply by 2.54. 5 feet and 11 inches is 71 inches and 180.34 cm.
165 cm is 5 feet and 4.96 inches, not 5 feet and 5 inches. Rounding up to a whole inch already changes the result.
An empty inches field counts as 0. The calculator does not accept a negative height. Zero centimetres gives zero feet and zero inches.
On the centimetres-and-inches page the result is one number, without writing the result as feet and inches. Metres to feet count decimal feet, without a separate inches remainder.
This is the same conversion for a height and for a board. The calculator does not judge whether 180 cm is tall.
Formula
inches = cm / 2.54; feet = floor(inches / 12); remaining inches = inches − 12 × feet
The other way: cm = (feet × 12 + inches) × 2.54. An inch is exactly 2.54 cm.
How to use
- Choose centimetres to feet and inches, or the other way.
- In the first direction enter 180. The result is 5 feet and 10.87 inches.
- In the other direction enter 5 and 11. The result is 180.34 cm.
- Inches may stay empty. Then they count as 0.
5 feet and 10.87 inches from 180 cm
180 divided by 2.54 is 70.8661 inches. Five full feet are 60 inches, leaving 10.87.
- 2,54
- Centimetres in one inch. The 1959 constant, not a 2.5 shortcut.
- 12
- Inches in one foot. The calculator takes full twelves; the rest stays in inches.
- 180,34
- Centimetres from 5 feet and 11 inches. That is not the same as 180 cm.
Examples
Example 2
- Direction: feet and inches to centimetres
- 5 feet and 11 inches
180.34 cm
How many centimetres is 5 feet and 11 inches? 180.34 cm. That is not 180 cm.
Example 3
- Direction: centimetres to feet and inches
- 165 cm
5 feet and 4.96 inches
What is 165 cm in feet and inches? 5 feet and 4.96 inches, not 5 feet and 5 inches.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 180 cm in feet and inches?
5 feet and 10.87 inches. 180 divided by 2.54 is 70.8661 inches, which is 5 times 12 plus 10.87.
How many centimetres is 5 feet and 11 inches?
180.34 cm. Five times 12 plus 11 is 71 inches, and 71 times 2.54 is 180.34.
Is 1 inch 2.54 cm here?
Yes, exactly 2.54. That is the 1959 definition, not a 2.5 shortcut.
How is this different from centimetres to inches?
That page gives one number in inches, for example 70.8661. This page splits feet and the remaining inches.
Is 165 cm 5 feet and 5 inches?
No. 165 cm is 5 feet and 4.96 inches. Rounding up to 5 inches already changes the height.
Can height be negative?
No. Empty inches count as 0. Zero centimetres gives zero feet and zero inches.
How many places are the inches?
Two in the feet-and-inches line. The full inch count sits beside it, to four places.
Is 180 cm 5 feet 11 inches on a chart?
Not on this page. 180 cm is 5 feet and 10.87 inches. 5 feet and 11 inches is 180.34 cm.
Is this height, or a board length?
The same conversion. A height of 180 cm and a board of 180 cm give the same result. The page does not judge height.
Where do I convert only centimetres and inches?
On the centimetres-and-inches page. That page has no feet field.
Sources
An inch is exactly 2.54 cm. A foot is 12 inches.
Page updated in 2026.