Square Feet to Square Meters Converter lets you translate areas between ft² and m², or compute area from length × width in either imperial (ft+in) or metric (m+cm) inputs.
About units. This tool supports both imperial and metric inputs. Areas are shown in square feet (ft²) and square meters (m²), and dimensions can be entered as decimal feet/inches or meters/centimeters, depending on workflow.
About square feet. A square foot (ft²) is an imperial unit commonly found in real-estate schedules, US construction documents, and FF&E programs. One ft² equals the area of a square 1 foot by 1 foot.
About square meters. A square meter (m²) is the SI unit for area, standard across international projects and most technical specifications. One m² equals the area of a square 1 meter by 1 meter.
About workflows. Use Simple when you already know the area and want it in the other unit. Use Dimensions to enter length and width (ft+in or m+cm) and get the area in both unit systems. Switching between imperial and metric dimension entry preserves your values and recalculates the same geometry.
Conversion. Area values are related by a fixed factor: 1 ft = 0.3048 m, therefore 1 ft² = 0.09290304 m² and 1 m² = 10.763910416 ft². When working from dimensions, total length and width are first normalized to a single unit (feet or meters), then multiplied to obtain area; the area is then expressed in the alternate unit via the same fixed factor.
Formulas.
- Direct area (ft² → m²): m² = ft² × 0.09290304 (convert given area in ft² to m²)
- Direct area (m² → ft²): ft² = m² × 10.763910416 (convert given area in m² to ft²)
- Dimensions (imperial entry):
Lft = ft + in/12, Wft = ft + in/12
Aft² = Lft × Wft, Am² = Aft² × 0.09290304
(compute area from ft+in) - Dimensions (metric entry):
Lm = m + cm/100, Wm = m + cm/100
Am² = Lm × Wm, Aft² = Am² × 10.763910416
(compute area from m+cm)
Examples.
- Direct area: 250 ft² → 250 × 0.09290304 = 23.226 m² (approx.)
- Dimensions (imperial): 12 ft 6 in × 10 ft 0 in → L = 12.5 ft, W = 10.0 ft → A = 125.0 ft² → 11.613 m² (approx.)
- Dimensions (metric): 4 m 20 cm × 3 m 50 cm → L = 4.20 m, W = 3.50 m → A = 14.70 m² → 158.23 ft² (approx.)
Corresponding tools. For linear measurements see Feet to Meters Converter. For room take-offs from dimensions in one system with outputs in both systems, use Rectangle Area Calculator. If you need wall area with openings, check the Block Wall Estimator and Mortar Quantity Calculator.
