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Feet to Yards
Convert feet (ft) to yards (yd). Type a value below to see the result update instantly. Reference table and formula included.
Calculator
1 ft = 0.333333 yd
Feet to Yards Conversion Table
Common values, ready to copy:
| feet | yards |
|---|---|
| 1 ft | 0.333333 yd |
| 2 ft | 0.666667 yd |
| 5 ft | 1.6667 yd |
| 10 ft | 3.3333 yd |
| 25 ft | 8.3333 yd |
| 50 ft | 16.6667 yd |
| 100 ft | 33.3333 yd |
| 1,000 ft | 333.33 yd |
Formula
yards = feet × 3.33333333e-1
Length conversions use the SI definition: 1 inch is exactly 0.0254 meters and 1 mile is exactly 1,609.344 meters. The factor above is the exact ratio between foot and yard.
About Feet and Yards
Feet (ft): An ancient unit found in virtually every culture, historically based on the human foot; defined as exactly 0.3048 meters by the 1959 International Yard and Pound Agreement. Common uses: Human height in the United States, building heights, room dimensions, aviation altitudes (universally, even in metric countries), and yards/football fields in American sports.
Yards (yd): Three feet, or 0.9144 meters exactly since the 1959 International Yard and Pound Agreement; the historical yard was the distance from a king's nose to his outstretched thumb (legend, probably apocryphal). Common uses: American football (the unit of measure for the entire game), landscaping and lawn measurements, fabric in US craft stores, and a few other US-specific contexts.
How the conversion works
Length conversions use the SI definition: 1 inch is exactly 0.0254 meters and 1 mile is exactly 1,609.344 meters. The factor above is the exact ratio between foot and yard.
The exact relationship is yards = feet × 3.33333333e-1, which the calculator at the top of this page applies in both directions. Type into either field and the other updates immediately.
When this conversion matters
Converting between feet and yards comes up wherever length measurements move between systems — from one country's conventions to another's, from a scientific reference to a practical specification, or from one industry's working unit to another's. The calculator and reference table above cover the everyday range; for unusual values you can type any number into either field.