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.
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Tape 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