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title: "Inches to Centimeters — in to cm converter"
description: "1 inch = 2.54 centimeters. Convert inches to centimeters with a full conversion table, the exact formula, and a calculator for any value."
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# Inches to centimeters

**1 inch in centimeters: 1 in = 2.54 cm**

cm = in × 2.54

To convert inches to centimeters, multiply by 2.54. The table below gives the values people look up most often, and the converter works for any number.

## Inches to centimeters table

*Common inch values converted to centimeters.*

| Inches | Centimeters |
| --- | --- |
| 1 in | 2.54 |
| 2 in | 5.08 |
| 3 in | 7.62 |
| 4 in | 10.16 |
| 5 in | 12.7 |
| 10 in | 25.4 |
| 15 in | 38.1 |
| 20 in | 50.8 |
| 25 in | 63.5 |
| 30 in | 76.2 |
| 40 in | 101.6 |
| 50 in | 127 |
| 75 in | 190.5 |
| 100 in | 254 |
| 250 in | 635 |
| 500 in | 1,270 |
| 1,000 in | 2,540 |

## How the conversion works

The relationship is cm = in × 2.54. Both units measure length, so the conversion is a fixed factor that never changes. The figure is exact rather than approximate: since the international yard and pound agreement of 1959, an inch is defined as exactly 25.4 millimetres and a pound as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms, and every other imperial and US customary unit here is derived from those two.

## Common questions

### How many centimeters are in one inch?

One inch equals 2.54 centimeters. cm = in × 2.54.

### How do you convert inches to centimeters?

Use cm = in × 2.54. So 10 in is 25.4 cm.

### How many inches are in one centimeter?

One centimeter equals 0.3937 inches, which is the reverse of the conversion above.

## Related pages

- [Centimeters to Inches](https://atoneplace.net/convert/cm-to-inches/)
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- [Inches to Millimeters](https://atoneplace.net/convert/inches-to-mm/)
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- [Inches to Yards](https://atoneplace.net/convert/inches-to-yards/)
- [Inches to Feet](https://atoneplace.net/convert/inches-to-feet/)

## Sources

- Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (https://www.nist.gov/pml/special-publication-811) [Public domain (US Government)]
- The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (https://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure)
- Calculated on this page — At One Place (/about/)