Conversion formula

The conversion factor from millimeters to inches is 0.039370078740157, which means that 1 millimeter is equal to 0.039370078740157 inches:

1 mm = 0.039370078740157 in

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

1 mm → 0.039370078740157 in

12 mm → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 12 mm × 0.039370078740157 in

L_(in) = 0.47244094488189 in

The final result is:

12 mm → 0.47244094488189 in

We conclude that 12 millimeters is equivalent to 0.47244094488189 inches:

12 millimeters = 0.47244094488189 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 2.1166666666667 × 12 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 12 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 2.1166666666667 inches.

Approximate result

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

12 mm ≅ 0.472 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately two point one one seven times twelve millimeters.

Conversion table

millimeters to inches chart

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