Inches to Centimeters

Convert Inches to Centimeters. 1 in equals 2.54 cm. Type a value on either side; the formula and tables below show how it works.

in
cm
1 Inches equals
2.54cm

Formula: cm = in × 2.54. Example: 5 in = 12.7 cm.

1 Inches in every unit

Millimeters25.4 mm
Centimeters2.54 cm
Meters0.0254 m
Kilometers0.0000254 km
Feet0.083333 ft
Yards0.027778 yd
Miles0.000015783 mi
Nautical Miles0.000013715 nmi

Inches to Centimeters table

InchesCentimeters
0.1 in0.254 cm
0.25 in0.635 cm
0.5 in1.27 cm
1 in2.54 cm
2 in5.08 cm
3 in7.62 cm
4 in10.16 cm
5 in12.7 cm
10 in25.4 cm
15 in38.1 cm
20 in50.8 cm
25 in63.5 cm
50 in127 cm
75 in190.5 cm
100 in254 cm
250 in635 cm
500 in1,270 cm
1,000 in2,540 cm
CentimetersInches
0.1 cm0.03937 in
0.25 cm0.098425 in
0.5 cm0.19685 in
1 cm0.393701 in
2 cm0.787402 in
3 cm1.1811 in
4 cm1.5748 in
5 cm1.9685 in
10 cm3.937 in
15 cm5.9055 in
20 cm7.874 in
25 cm9.8425 in
50 cm19.685 in
75 cm29.5276 in
100 cm39.3701 in
250 cm98.4252 in
500 cm196.8504 in
1,000 cm393.7008 in

How to convert inches to centimeters

cm = in × 2.54

Multiply the value in inches by 2.54. To go the other way, divide by the same number, or multiply by 0.393701. For example, 5 in × 2.54 = 12.7 cm.

About the units

Inches (in). Exactly 2.54 centimeters since the 1959 international yard agreement. Screens, tools and US and UK body measurements.

Centimeters (cm). One hundredth of a meter. The everyday metric unit for body height, clothing and furniture.

Other length conversions

Millimeters to Centimeters · Centimeters to Millimeters · Centimeters to Meters · Centimeters to Kilometers · Centimeters to Inches · Centimeters to Feet · Centimeters to Yards · Centimeters to Miles · Centimeters to Nautical Miles · Meters to Centimeters · Kilometers to Centimeters · Inches to Millimeters · Inches to Centimeters · Inches to Meters · Inches to Kilometers · Inches to Feet · Inches to Yards · Inches to Miles · Inches to Nautical Miles · Feet to Centimeters · Yards to Centimeters · Miles to Centimeters · Nautical Miles to Centimeters

More converters

All converters
Weight Converterkg, g, mg, t, lbTemperature Converter°C, °F, KSpeed Converterkm/h, mph, m/s, kn, ft/sVolume ConverterL, mL, m³, gal, UK galArea Converterm², ft², yd², in², km²Pressure Converterpsi, bar, kPa, Pa, atmEnergy ConverterJ, kJ, cal, kcal, WhData Storage Converterbit, B, kB, MB, GBTime Converterms, s, min, h, d