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Convert yards to inches

1 yard equals 36 inches. Enter a value below to convert instantly.

1 yd
36 in

Multiply the number of yards by 36 to get inches. How this is calculated

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Formula

Multiply the number of yards by 36 to get inches.

Step by step

  1. Start with 1 yd.
  2. Multiply by the conversion factor 36.
  3. 1 × 36 = 36 in.

How to convert yards to fractional inches

Rulers, tape measures and drill bits are marked in halves, quarters, eighths and sixteenths, so a decimal answer usually has to be snapped to the nearest mark before you can use it. Convert to decimal inches first, then multiply the part after the decimal point by 16 and round to a whole number — that is your number of sixteenths. Reduce the fraction if it divides evenly.

One yard is 36 in, which is 36 in to the nearest sixteenth, or 36 in to the nearest sixty-fourth. The fraction column in the table below is rounded to the nearest sixteenth.

Yards to Inches conversion table

Yards (yd) Inches (decimal) Inches (fraction)
1 36 36
2 72 72
3 108 108
5 180 180
10 360 360
20 720 720
50 1,800 1,800
100 3,600 3,600
500 18,000 18,000
1,000 36,000 36,000

Convert Yard to other length units

1 yd expressed in every other length unit on this site.

  • Meter m 0.9144
  • Kilometer km 0.0009144
  • Hectometer hm 0.009144
  • Dekameter dam 0.09144
  • Decimeter dm 9.144
  • Centimeter cm 91.44
  • Millimeter mm 914.4
  • Micrometer µm 914,400
  • Nanometer nm 914,400,000
  • Picometer pm 914,400,000,000
  • Femtometer fm 914,400,000,000,000
  • Attometer am 9.144e+17
  • Megameter Mm 9.144e-7
  • Gigameter Gm 9.144e-10
  • Terameter Tm 9.144e-13
  • Petameter Pm 9.144e-16
  • Exameter Em 9.144e-19
  • Angstrom Å 9,144,000,000
  • Mile mi 0.00056818182
  • Foot ft 3
  • Inch in 36
  • Kiloyard kyd 0.001
  • League lea 0.00018939394
  • Furlong fur 0.0045454545
  • Chain ch 0.045454545
  • Rod rd 0.18181818
  • Perch perch 0.18181818
  • Pole pole 0.18181818
  • Rope rope 0.15
  • Fathom fath 0.5
  • Link li 4.5454545
  • Hand hand 9
  • Ell ell 0.8
  • Barleycorn barleycorn 108
  • Mil mil 36,000
  • Microinch µin 36,000,000
  • Caliber cl 3,600
  • Centiinch cin 3,600
  • Nautical Mile nmi 0.0004937365
  • Nautical Mile (UK) NM (UK) 0.00049342105
  • Nautical League nl 0.00016457883
  • Nautical League (UK) nl (UK) 0.00016447368
  • Mile (US survey) mi (US) 0.00056818068
  • Furlong (US survey) fur (US) 0.0045454455
  • Chain (US survey) ch (US) 0.045454455
  • Rod (US survey) rd (US) 0.18181782
  • Fathom (US survey) fath (US) 0.499999
  • Foot (US survey) ft (US) 2.999994
  • Link (US survey) li (US) 4.5454455
  • Inch (US survey) in (US) 35.999928
  • League (statute) st.league 0.00018939356
  • Pica pica 216
  • Point pt 2,592
  • Twip twip 51,840
  • Light Year ly 9.6652156e-17
  • Astronomical Unit AU 6.1123865e-12
  • Parsec pc 2.9633686e-17
  • Kiloparsec kpc 2.9633686e-20
  • Megaparsec Mpc 2.9633686e-23
  • Earth's Equatorial Radius R⊕(eq) 1.4336475e-7
  • Earth's Polar Radius R⊕(pol) 1.4384704e-7
  • Earth's Distance from Sun d⊕☉ 6.1122995e-12
  • Sun's Radius R☉ 1.3143596e-9
  • Bohr Radius a₀ 17,279,656,000
  • Electron Radius (classical) rₑ 324,492,320,000,000
  • Fermi F 914,400,000,000,000
  • X-unit X 9,125,020,000,000
  • Planck Length ℓP 5.6575231e+34
  • Mile (Roman) mi (Rom) 0.00061791967
  • Roman Actus actus 0.025773196
  • Arpent arpent 0.015625
  • Cubit (UK) cubit 2
  • Cubit (Greek) cubit (Gk) 1.9758507
  • Long Cubit long cubit 1.7142857
  • Reed reed 0.33333333
  • Long Reed long reed 0.28571429
  • Span (cloth) span 4
  • Finger (cloth) finger 8
  • Nail (cloth) nail 16
  • Handbreadth handbreadth 12
  • Fingerbreadth fingerbreadth 48
  • Aln aln 1.5399701
  • Famn famn 0.51332335
  • Ken ken 0.43165468
  • Russian Archin archin 1.2857143
  • Vara Castellana vara (cast) 1.0948905
  • Vara Conuquera vara (con) 0.3649635
  • Vara de Tarea vara (tarea) 0.3649635
  • Ja (Korean foot) 자 3.01752
  • Chi 치 30.1752
  • Pun 푼 301.752
  • Gan 간 0.50292
  • Jang 장 0.301752
  • Ri (Korean) 리 0.0023283333

About the yard

The yard (yd) is a Imperial unit of length.

About the inch

The inch (in) is a Imperial unit of length. Defined internationally as exactly 25.4 millimeters since 1959.

Where this conversion is used

Converting yards to inches comes up when measuring height, screen sizes, travel distances, fabric, and construction dimensions. Metric and Imperial length units are both in daily use, so quick conversion is often needed when following instructions from another country.

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Frequently asked questions

How many inches are in a yard?

One yard equals 36 inches.

What is 1 yard in inches as a fraction?

One yard is 36 inch to the nearest sixteenth, or 36 inch to the nearest sixty-fourth — the marks you will find on a tape measure.

How do you convert yards to inches?

Multiply the number of yards by 36 to get inches.

What is 1 inch in yards?

One inch equals 0.027777778 yards.

When would I convert yards to inches?

This conversion is common when measuring height, screen sizes, travel distances, fabric, and construction dimensions.

Conversion factors are based on internationally agreed unit definitions. See our methodology and sources for details on how these values are verified.