Centimeters On A Tape Measure

The measurements towards the bottom of the image are metric.

Centimeters on a tape measure.

Ten millimeters make up a centimeter cm and these are marked with a number and a bigger hash mark. Tape measures come in both imperial units inches and feet and metric centimeters and meters featuring unit breakdowns for further accuracy. Specialized versions can include markings that cover truss lengths for roofing and stud intervals for housing. For example a 3 3 8 in.

If you have a measuring tape longer than one metre 100 centimetres usually the metre s will receive a special marking as well often in a different color than the rest of the markings. When measuring a length that backs the tape measure into a corner fit the case into the available space and add its length to the tape measure s reading. After each metre the centimetre markings may start over again from zero or continue counting. Every tenth centimeter is highlighted so they can be easily picked out.

In other words they re in centimetres and milimetres. Above you ll see a picture of a metric imperial pocket tape measure. There are 10mm in each centimetre shown by the ten spaces between each cm and 100cm in each metre. This varies from measuring tape to measuring tape.

Metric tape measures often use special symbols such as red numbers for every 10 centimeters or 100 centimeters 1 meter but often do not have a unique symbol for each meter. How to read a metric tape measure. Measurement on the tape combines to an 18 3 8 in.