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Length
Distance, height, thickness and astronomical length.
Try a decimal, 1e-9, 1/3, or 5 1/2.
Resultkm → cmConvert kilometre to centimetre
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Unit conversion. Made clear.
Start with a familiar unit, type a value, and get a dependable answer with sensible precision. Fractions and scientific notation are welcome.
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HOW IT IS CALCULATED
Convert through metre
Enter a kilometre value to calculate centimetre with full internal precision before display rounding.
Display precisionAuto · 12 significant digits
Auto keeps up to 12 significant digits, trims unnecessary zeroes, and switches to scientific notation for extreme magnitudes.
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All units in this quantity
| Unit | Symbol | Converted value |
|---|---|---|
| quectometrefrom km | qm | Interactive |
| rontometrefrom km | rm | Interactive |
| yoctometrefrom km | ym | Interactive |
| zeptometrefrom km | zm | Interactive |
| attometrefrom km | am | Interactive |
| femtometrefrom km | fm | Interactive |
| picometrefrom km | pm | Interactive |
| nanometrefrom km | nm | Interactive |
| ångströmfrom km | Å | Interactive |
| micrometrefrom km | µm | Interactive |
| millimetrefrom km | mm | Interactive |
| centimetrefrom km | cm | Interactive |
| decimetrefrom km | dm | Interactive |
| metrefrom km | m | Interactive |
| decametrefrom km | dam | Interactive |
| hectometrefrom km | hm | Interactive |
| kilometrefrom km | km | Interactive |
| megametrefrom km | Mm | Interactive |
| gigametrefrom km | Gm | Interactive |
| terametrefrom km | Tm | Interactive |
| petametrefrom km | Pm | Interactive |
| exametrefrom km | Em | Interactive |
| zettametrefrom km | Zm | Interactive |
| yottametrefrom km | Ym | Interactive |
| ronnametrefrom km | Rm | Interactive |
| quettametrefrom km | Qm | Interactive |
| thou / milfrom km | mil | Interactive |
| inchfrom km | in | Interactive |
| footfrom km | ft | Interactive |
| yardfrom km | yd | Interactive |
| chainfrom km | ch | Interactive |
| furlongfrom km | fur | Interactive |
| international milefrom km | mi | Interactive |
| nautical milefrom km | nmi | Interactive |
| U.S. survey footfrom km | ftUS | Interactive |
| typographic pointfrom km | pt | Interactive |
| astronomical unitfrom km | au | Interactive |
| light-secondfrom km | ls | Interactive |
| light-yearfrom km | ly | Interactive |
| parsecfrom km | pc | Interactive |
SI symbols follow international notation. U.S. and Imperial measures are labelled separately where their values differ.