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Length Converter
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Length Converter
About the length converter
This converter handles 21 length units. Enter a value in either field and the other updates instantly — there is no button to press and nothing to submit. Use the swap control to reverse the direction of the conversion.
All factors are stored against a single base unit
(
Meter) and applied in one step, so converting A → B
never accumulates rounding error from an intermediate hop.Quick reference table
| Centimeter | Inch |
|---|---|
| 1 cm | 0.3937007874 in |
| 2 cm | 0.7874015748 in |
| 5 cm | 1.968503937 in |
| 10 cm | 3.937007874 in |
| 20 cm | 7.874015748 in |
| 50 cm | 19.68503937 in |
| 100 cm | 39.37007874 in |
| 500 cm | 196.8503937 in |
| 1000 cm | 393.7007874 in |
All 21 units
| Unit | Equals in Meter |
|---|---|
| Meter (m) | 1 |
| Kilometer (km) | 1000 |
| Decimeter (dm) | 0.1 |
| Centimeter (cm) | 0.01 |
| Millimeter (mm) | 0.001 |
| Micrometer (µm) | 1e-06 |
| Nanometer (nm) | 1.000000e-09 |
| Mile (mi) | 1609.344 |
| Yard (yd) | 0.9144 |
| Foot (ft) | 0.3048 |
| Inch (in) | 0.0254 |
| Nautical mile (nmi) | 1852 |
| Furlong | 201.168 |
| Chain | 20.1168 |
| Rod | 5.0292 |
| Fathom | 1.8288 |
| Hand | 0.1016 |
| Mil / thou | 2.54e-05 |
| Light year | 9.460730e+15 |
| Astronomical unit (AU) | 1.495978707e+11 |
| Parsec (pc) | 3.085678e+16 |