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Square Footage Calculator

Calculate the area of a room or space in square feet or square meters.

Choose a calculation

A standard rectangular room or space.

Result

How to Use

  1. Choose the shape that best matches your space from the options above the form.
  2. Enter its dimensions and pick whether they're in feet or meters.
  3. Optionally change Quantity if you have more than one identical space (it defaults to 1).
  4. The result updates instantly, showing the area in your chosen unit with the other system's equivalent alongside it.

Formula

Rectangle
area = length × width
Circle
area = π × (diameter ÷ 2)²
Triangle
area = 0.5 × base × height

Worked Example

A 10 ft by 15 ft room.

  1. area = 10 ft × 15 ft = 150 ft².
  2. 150 ft² converted to square meters ≈ 13.9355 m².

Result: 150 ft² (13.9355 m²)

About This Tool

What this tool does

This calculator finds the area of a rectangular, circular, or triangular room or space, and shows the result in both square feet and square meters.

When to use it

Use it to estimate flooring, carpet, tile, or paint coverage, to check a listed room size, or to compare space sizes given in different unit systems.

What the result means

The primary result is the total area — for `quantity` identical spaces, not just one — in whichever unit system you entered dimensions in, with the other system's equivalent shown alongside for reference.

Assumptions & limitations

This covers the three shapes that cover most real rooms and spaces (rectangle, circle, triangle) rather than every possible polygon, to keep the tool simple. All dimensions must be entered in a single, consistent unit (don't mix feet and meters within one calculation) and must be greater than zero.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I calculate square footage of a room?
For a rectangular room, multiply length by width. This calculator also handles circular and triangular spaces, and converts the result to both square feet and square meters automatically.
What if my room is an odd shape?
Split it into rectangles, circles, or triangles, calculate each separately, and add the results together.
What does Quantity do?
It multiplies the area by however many identical spaces you have — useful for, say, three identical bedrooms — without needing to run the calculation three times.