Height Converter
Centimetres to feet & inches and back, with the 150โ210 cm chart.
About this converter
Type centimetres and read feet and inches โ or the reverse โ with the answer spelled out big (175 cm = 5โฒ 9โณ) and a full chart from 150 to 210 cm for quick lookups. Heights round to the nearest half-inch, the convention heights are actually spoken in.
The landmarks, and why the maths is exact
An inch has been defined as exactly 2.54 cm since 1959, so this conversion has no approximation in it โ only the rounding you choose at the end. The anchors most people want: 5โฒ7โณ โ 170 cm, 5โฒ10โณ โ 178 cm, 6โฒ0โณ โ 183 cm, and each inch is 2.54 cm, so hopping between neighbours is easy. The classic confusion to avoid: 5.9 feet is not 5โฒ9โณ โ decimal feet and feet-plus-inches are different notations, and dating profiles have suffered for it. Why the two systems exist at all is its own story; the full unit converter handles every other length.
Frequently asked questions
What is 175 cm in feet and inches?
5 feet 8.9 inches โ conventionally spoken as 5โฒ9โณ. The chart on this page covers every height from 150 to 210 cm in one glance.
Is 5.9 feet the same as 5 feet 9 inches?
No โ 5.9 decimal feet is 5โฒ10.8โณ. Feet-and-inches is a mixed unit: 5โฒ9โณ means 5 feet plus 9 inches (175.3 cm), not 5.9 of anything.
How exact is the cm to inches conversion?
Perfectly exact: an inch is defined as 2.54 cm by international agreement (since 1959). Any rounding is only in the final half-inch convention.
What is 6 feet in cm?
182.9 cm โ which is why '183 cm' and 'six-footer' are the same claim. Each extra inch adds 2.54 cm.