Convert inches to cm
Convert inches to cm instantly in your browser. 1 in = 2.54 cm. Free, no sign-up, nothing uploaded.
1 in = 2.54 cm
How to convert inches to cm
inches × 2.54 = centimeters
Screen and paper sizes are quoted in inches almost everywhere, which is why this is the conversion people reach for when a spec sheet meets a metric ruler. A 27-inch monitor is 68.58 cm — measured diagonally, not across.
inches to cm conversion table
| inches | centimeters |
|---|---|
| 1 in | 2.54 cm |
| 2 in | 5.08 cm |
| 5 in | 12.7 cm |
| 10 in | 25.4 cm |
| 25 in | 63.5 cm |
| 50 in | 127 cm |
| 100 in | 254 cm |
What a inch and a centimeter are
Both are units of length, which is what makes them convertible at all: the converter above works by taking your value to a single reference unit for that family and back out again, so the figure it gives is the same one the table shows, carried to more digits. Nothing is sent anywhere to compute it — the arithmetic runs in this page, in your browser.
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