Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to inches is 0.39370078740157, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.39370078740157 inches:

1 cm = 0.39370078740157 in

To convert 1 centimeter into inches we have to multiply 1 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to inches. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 0.39370078740157 in

1 cm → L_(in)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in inches:

L_(in) = 1 cm × 0.39370078740157 in

L_(in) = 0.39370078740157 in

The final result is:

1 cm → 0.39370078740157 in

We conclude that 1 centimeter is equivalent to 0.39370078740157 inches:

1 centimeter = 0.39370078740157 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 2.54 × 1 centimeter.

Another way is saying that 1 centimeter is equal to 1 ÷ 2.54 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one centimeter is approximately zero point three nine four inches:

1 cm ≅ 0.394 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately two point five four times one centimeter.

Conversion table

centimeters to inches chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from centimeters to inches