Centimeters to Millimeters Converter

Convert Centimeters (cm) to Millimeters (mm) instantly — free length converter, no sign-up.

Conversion formula

1 cm (centimeters) = 10 mm (millimeters)

mm = cm × 10

Worked example

To convert 25 centimeters to millimeters, multiply by 10 (25 × 10) — which gives 250 mm.

Common centimeters to millimeters values

CentimetersMillimeters
1 cm10 mm
2 cm20 mm
5 cm50 mm
10 cm100 mm
25 cm250 mm
50 cm500 mm
100 cm1000 mm
500 cm5000 mm
1000 cm10000 mm

About length conversion

Length conversions move between the metric system (millimetres, centimetres, metres, kilometres), which is decimal and scales by powers of ten, and the imperial/US customary system (inches, feet, yards, miles), which does not. The metre is the SI base unit and every conversion here is defined against it: the inch has been exactly 25.4 mm since the 1959 international yard and pound agreement, which is why these factors are exact rather than approximate.

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