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Convert ft to yd
1 ft = 0.333333333333 yd
Type a value in feet and the answer in yards appears as you go. The conversion is exactly 0.333333333333 yd to the foot, and it happens on your own machine — this page asks nothing of a server once it has loaded.
Where it runs
In your browser. The number you type is never part of a request.
Exact by definition
1 ft is exactly 0.333333333333 yd — a definition, not a rounded factor.
Answers as you type
No button, no wait. The worked answer is already on the page before any script runs.
Foot and Yard
A foot is twelve inches, and it is the unit heights and room sizes are quoted in across the United States. Aviation uses it worldwide for altitude, including in countries that use metres for everything else.
A yard is three feet, and outside American football and fabric shops it is a unit most people rarely meet. It is defined as exactly 0.9144 metres.
feet to yards in practice
6 ft is 2 yd
— a tall doorway.
10 ft is 3.333 yd
— a basketball hoop, which is exactly ten feet.
feet to yards at a glance
| ft | yd |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.333333333333 |
| 2 | 0.666666666667 |
| 3 | 1 |
| 5 | 1.66666666667 |
| 10 | 3.33333333333 |
| 20 | 6.66666666667 |
| 50 | 16.6666666667 |
| 100 | 33.3333333333 |
Every figure here is computed from the same definition the calculator uses, so the table cannot drift away from the answer above it.
Convert ft to yd: common questions
How many yards are in a foot?
Exactly 0.333333333333. One foot is 0.333333333333 yards, and the box above will do it for any figure you type.
Is this conversion exact, or rounded?
The ratio is exact. It is not a rounded constant typed into a table: it is derived from the definitions of the two units, so it agrees with any other correct converter to as many digits as you care to compare.
Why does another converter show a slightly different number?
Almost always rounding rather than disagreement. Many converters cut the answer to two or four decimals, and some carry a factor that was rounded before the multiplication rather than after. The figures here are computed from the exact definitions and only rounded on the way to the screen.
Where these figures come from
The claims this page makes about length units are checkable, and these are the documents that settle them.
How this page works
The factor is a constant in the page and the arithmetic is four operations, so nothing is sent anywhere and nothing needs to be. The number you type never leaves the browser — there is no request for it to travel in.