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Conversion Formulas
Use the handy table below for common conversions, or use this online conversion tool to do it yourself.
Common Conversion Formulas
Multiply number of units by conversion number to obtain new number of units; e.g., 20 meters x 1000 = 20,000 millimeters
| If you know… | Multiply it by… | To get this: |
|---|---|---|
| millimeters | x 0.03937 | inches |
| millimeters | x 2.8453 | Points |
| millimeters | x 0.2371 | Picas |
| centimeters | x 10 | millimeters |
| centimeters | x 0.3937 | inches |
| meters | x 1000 | millimeters |
| meters | x 100 | centimeters |
| meters | x 3.281 | feet |
| square meters | x 10.76 | square feet |
| square meters | x 1.196 | square yards |
| kilometers | x 1000 | meters |
| kilometers | x 0.6214 | miles |
| inches | x 25.4 | millimeters |
| inches | x 2.54 | centimeters |
| inches | x 6 | Picas |
| inches | x 72 | Points |
| square inch | x 6.4516 | square centimeters |
| feet | x 12 | inches |
| feet | x 0.3048 | meters |
| square feet | x 0.09294 | square meters |
| yard | x 3 | feet |
| yard | x 0.9144 | meters |
| points | x 0.0139 | Inches |
| picas | x 0.167 | Inches |
| points | x 0.3515 | Millimeters |
| picas | x 4.2175 | Millimeters |