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Inches to millimeters

1 inch in millimeters
1 in = 25.4 mm
mm = in × 25.4

To convert inches to millimeters, multiply by 25.4. The table below gives the values people look up most often, and the converter works for any number.

Inches to millimeters table

Common inch values converted to millimeters.
Inches Millimeters
1 in 25.4
2 in 50.8
3 in 76.2
4 in 101.6
5 in 127
10 in 254
15 in 381
20 in 508
25 in 635
30 in 762
40 in 1,016
50 in 1,270
75 in 1,905
100 in 2,540
250 in 6,350
500 in 12,700
1,000 in 25,400

How the conversion works

The relationship is mm = in × 25.4. 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 millimeters are in one inch?
One inch equals 25.4 millimeters. mm = in × 25.4.
How do you convert inches to millimeters?
Use mm = in × 25.4. So 10 in is 254 mm.
How many inches are in one millimeter?
One millimeter equals 0.03937 inches, which is the reverse of the conversion above.

Related pages

Sources

  1. Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (Public domain (US Government))
  2. The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
  3. Calculated on this page — At One Place

How these figures are compiled and checked