Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to inches is 12, which means that 1 foot is equal to 12 inches:

1 ft = 12 in

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

1 ft → 12 in

1 ft → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 1 ft × 12 in

L_(in) = 12 in

The final result is:

1 ft → 12 in

We conclude that 1 foot is equivalent to 12 inches:

1 foot = 12 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.083333333333333 × 1 foot.

Another way is saying that 1 foot is equal to 1 ÷ 0.083333333333333 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one foot is approximately twelve inches:

1 ft ≅ 12 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point zero eight three times one foot.

Conversion table

feet to inches chart

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