Conversion formula

The conversion factor from millimeters to centimeters is 0.1, which means that 1 millimeter is equal to 0.1 centimeters:

1 mm = 0.1 cm

To convert 12 millimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 12 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from millimeters to centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mm → 0.1 cm

12 mm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 12 mm × 0.1 cm

L_(cm) = 1.2 cm

The final result is:

12 mm → 1.2 cm

We conclude that 12 millimeters is equivalent to 1.2 centimeters:

12 millimeters = 1.2 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.83333333333333 × 12 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 12 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.83333333333333 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

12 mm ≅ 1.2 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point eight three three times twelve millimeters.

Conversion table

millimeters to centimeters chart

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