Template:Convert/list of units/length/short list

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LENGTH
(Full list)
system unit code
(alternative) 		abbreviation notes conversion factor/m combinations
SI megametre Mm Mm US spelling: megameter
 1,000,000
kilometre km km US spelling: kilometer
 1,000
  • km mi
metre m m US spelling: meter
 1
  • m ft
  • m ftin
centimetre cm cm US spelling: centimeter
 0.01
  • cm in
millimetre mm mm US spelling: millimeter
 0.001
  • mm in
micrometre μm (um) µm US spelling: micrometer
 0.000001
nanometre nm nm US spelling: nanometer
 0.000000001
non-SI metric ångström Å
(angstrom) 		Å 0.0000000001
Imperial
&
US customary 		mile mi mi 1,609.344
  • mi km
furlong furlong 201.168
chain chain 20.1168
rod rd rd For other names of this unit see the full list. 5.0292
fathom fathom assumes 1 fathom ≡ 6 ft 1.8288
yard yd yd assumes the international definition 0.9144
foot ft (foot) ft The foot code will produce foot as the plural form. 0.3048
  • ft m (foot m)
hand hand h 0.1016
inch in in 0.0254
  • in cm
  • in mm
Other nautical mile nmi nmi the international standard nautical mile
For other nautical miles see the full list. 		1,852
parsec pc pc 3.0856775814672×10^16
light-year ly ly 9.4607304725808×10^15
astronomical unit AU AU 149,597,870,700
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