⅝Workshop utility
Units & Fractions
to Decimal
Convert mixed fractions, feet and inches, or metric measurements without reaching for a chart.
Bare numbers default to inches
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Round fractional inches to the nearest increment.
Converted values
Click any value to copyTape measure decoder
Read Every Graduation with Precision
Select any graduation to reveal its exact fractional and decimal measurement. Labeled eighths are even sixteenths; the short marks between them are odd sixteenths.
Fractional inches7/16"
Decimal inches0.4375"
Short 1/16 graduation Labeled eighths Short sixteenth marks
Reading tip: This short line is between 3/8 and 1/2.
Quick reference
Common US inch fractions
Decimal equivalents for the increments most often found on US tape measures and shop drawings.
FractionDecimal inches
1/16"0.0625
1/8"0.125
3/16"0.1875
1/4"0.25
5/16"0.3125
3/8"0.375
7/16"0.4375
1/2"0.5
9/16"0.5625
5/8"0.625
11/16"0.6875
3/4"0.75
13/16"0.8125
7/8"0.875
15/16"0.9375