Conversion formula

The conversion factor from inches to centimeters is 2.54, which means that 1 inch is equal to 2.54 centimeters:

1 in = 2.54 cm

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

1 in → 2.54 cm

1 in → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 1 in × 2.54 cm

L_(cm) = 2.54 cm

The final result is:

1 in → 2.54 cm

We conclude that 1 inch is equivalent to 2.54 centimeters:

1 inch = 2.54 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.39370078740157 × 1 inch.

Another way is saying that 1 inch is equal to 1 ÷ 0.39370078740157 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one inch is approximately two point five four centimeters:

1 in ≅ 2.54 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point three nine four times one inch.

Conversion table

inches to centimeters chart

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