Square Foot (ft2)
The square foot is a unit of area, used for apartment and house sizes, office space, retail floor area, and construction. Its symbol is ft2.
ft2
m2
1 square foot equals
| Square Meters | 0.092903 m2 |
| Acres | 0.0000229568 ac |
| Hectares | 0.0000092903 ha |
About the square foot
The square foot has been used in English-speaking countries for centuries. It remains the primary unit for real estate in the US, Canada, and parts of Asia.
In everyday use the square foot appears in apartment and house sizes, office space, retail floor area, and construction. As a point of reference: the average US apartment is about 882 square feet.