Enter a value in inches and read the result in feet straight away. Inches turn into feet most often with height recorded as a single inch figure, with screen diagonals and with measurements taken in inches. The converter gives the result in decimal feet, and a separate table lower down shows height as feet and inches.
Inches and feet sit side by side in everyday measuring, so you convert whenever a value in one has to read as the other: a height recorded as a single inch figure on a form, a screen diagonal quoted in inches, or a measurement taken in inches that you want to state in feet.
The relationship is simple and exact: one foot is 12 inches. So every conversion comes down to a single division. The converter does that for you the moment you type a value.
Height comes with a catch. The converter gives the result in decimal feet, so 70 inches shows as 5.83 feet. Nobody says "5.83 feet" out loud, though — they say "5 foot 10". That is why the separate height table below converts inches into feet and inches.
Converting inches to feet rests on one fixed relationship: one foot is exactly 12 inches. To turn inches into feet, you divide the number of inches by 12.
Full formula: feet = inches ÷ 12. The other way round: inches = feet × 12.
Example: you want to know how many feet 72 inches is. You substitute: 72 ÷ 12 = 6 feet. It is one of the few conversions that comes out even, because 72 divides by 12 with no remainder.
Another example: 70 inches is 70 ÷ 12 = 5.83 feet. That figure is decimal feet, not "5 feet and 83 inches". To read it as height in feet and inches, divide the inches by 12 with a remainder: 70 ÷ 12 is 5 remainder 10, so 5 feet 10 inches. Ready values for height are in the table below.
The table below converts common values in inches into decimal feet. Values are rounded to two decimal places. To convert a different measurement, use the converter above.
| Inches | Feet |
|---|---|
| 1 in | 0.08 ft |
| 10 in | 0.83 ft |
| 12 in | 1.00 ft |
| 24 in | 2.00 ft |
| 30 in | 2.50 ft |
| 36 in | 3.00 ft |
| 40 in | 3.33 ft |
| 42 in | 3.50 ft |
| Inches | Feet |
|---|---|
| 48 in | 4.00 ft |
| 50 in | 4.17 ft |
| 55 in | 4.58 ft |
| 60 in | 5.00 ft |
| 63 in | 5.25 ft |
| 66 in | 5.50 ft |
| 67 in | 5.58 ft |
| 68 in | 5.67 ft |
| Inches | Feet |
|---|---|
| 70 in | 5.83 ft |
| 72 in | 6.00 ft |
| 79 in | 6.58 ft |
| 84 in | 7.00 ft |
| 96 in | 8.00 ft |
| 120 in | 10.00 ft |
Need the other direction? Use our <a href="/en/tools/feet-to-inches-converter">feet to inches converter</a> with a full table for measurements given in feet.
A height in inches is usually read as feet and inches, not decimal feet. The table below shows both forms: the converter result in feet, and the way you would actually say it. It also answers the common question of whether 66 inches is 5 foot 5 or 5 foot 6.
| Height | Feet (decimal) | Feet and inches |
|---|---|---|
| 58 in | 4.83 ft | 4 ft 10 in |
| 59 in | 4.92 ft | 4 ft 11 in |
| 60 in | 5.00 ft | 5 ft 0 in |
| 62 in | 5.17 ft | 5 ft 2 in |
| 63 in | 5.25 ft | 5 ft 3 in |
| 64 in | 5.33 ft | 5 ft 4 in |
| 65 in | 5.42 ft | 5 ft 5 in |
| 66 in | 5.50 ft | 5 ft 6 in |
| Height | Feet (decimal) | Feet and inches |
|---|---|---|
| 67 in | 5.58 ft | 5 ft 7 in |
| 68 in | 5.67 ft | 5 ft 8 in |
| 69 in | 5.75 ft | 5 ft 9 in |
| 70 in | 5.83 ft | 5 ft 10 in |
| 71 in | 5.92 ft | 5 ft 11 in |
| 72 in | 6.00 ft | 6 ft 0 in |
| 74 in | 6.17 ft | 6 ft 2 in |
You read the inches straight from the remainder after dividing by 12. Example: 70 ÷ 12 = 5 remainder 10, so 5 feet 10 inches.
Inches turn into feet in a handful of everyday situations.
72 inches is exactly 6 feet. The calculation: 72 ÷ 12 = 6 feet. It comes out with no remainder, so 72 inches is exactly 6 feet, written as 6 foot 0 for height.
Yes, exactly. A foot is defined as 12 inches, so 12 inches is always exactly 1 foot. The relationship is fixed and there is no rounding involved.
70 inches is 5.83 feet, which is 5 feet 10 inches. The calculation: 70 ÷ 12 = 5 remainder 10, so 5 feet and 10 inches. It is one of the most commonly quoted heights in inches.
66 inches is 5 foot 6. The calculation: 66 ÷ 12 = 5 remainder 6. A height of 5 foot 5 is 65 inches, so one inch less.
60 inches is exactly 5 feet. The calculation: 60 ÷ 12 = 5 feet, written as 5 foot 0 for height.
63 inches is 5.25 feet, which is 5 feet 3 inches. The calculation: 63 ÷ 12 = 5 remainder 3.
48 inches is exactly 4 feet, and 84 inches is exactly 7 feet. Both divide by 12 with no remainder, so they come out as whole feet.
The simplest way is to go back to the inches and divide by 12 with a remainder. The remainder is the inches, and the whole number is the feet. Example: 70 ÷ 12 is 5 remainder 10, so 5 feet 10 inches. Multiplying the decimal part by 12 also works, but rounding the feet can make it less exact.
The formula is: feet = inches ÷ 12. For example, 96 ÷ 12 = 8 feet. The other way round: inches = feet × 12.
No. This tool converts length, and a square inch is a unit of area. The factor is different: 1 square foot is 144 square inches, so you divide an area in square inches by 144.
No. Pound-feet and pound-inches are units of torque, not length, so this converter does not handle them. The factor happens to be the same (1 pound-foot is 12 pound-inches), but it is a different physical quantity.
5 inches is 0.42 feet. The calculation: 5 ÷ 12 = 0.42 feet. As height it is simply 0 feet 5 inches, since 5 inches does not yet make a full foot.
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