Feet to Fathoms converter

To convert feet to fathoms, enter the value in the first field. The result in fathoms is calculated automatically using the exact conversion factor.

1 ft ≈ 0.166666666667 ftm
1 ftm = 6 ft

Formula: ftm = ft × 1/6
ft = ftm × 6

Definitions: 1 ft = 12 in; 1 ftm = 6 ft

The foot (ft) is 12 inches, or exactly 0.3048 meters. It is used for height and room dimensions in the United States and the United Kingdom, and in aviation, where altitude is given in feet in most of the world.

The fathom is 6 feet (1.8288 meters). It is a traditional nautical unit for water depth and rope length, originally the span of a man's outstretched arms, and modern charts mostly use meters instead.

See the conversion table with commonly used values, handy for quick reference or study.