Centimeter (centimetre in british english) is a metric system length unit. In SI system, "centi" prefix means a factor of 1/100 and it equals to 0.01 meter (metre) which is a metric system base length unit. The symbol is "cm".
Inch is an imperial and U.S. customary system length unit. It equals to 1/12 of a foot or 1/36 of a yard. The abbreviation is "in" and the symbol is (") double prime.
The conversion factor from centimeters to inches is 0.3937. So to find out how many inches in a centimeter, multiply the centimeter value by the conversion factor or use the converter below (javascript required).
1 Centimeter = 0.393700787 Inches
For inches to cm conversion table and converter, please go to inches to cm
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