Above you ll see a picture of a metric imperial pocket tape measure.
Centimeters on a tape measure.
After each metre the centimetre markings may start over again from zero or continue counting.
Specialized versions can include markings that cover truss lengths for roofing and stud intervals for housing.
Every tenth centimeter is highlighted so they can be easily picked out.
Tape measures come in both imperial units inches and feet and metric centimeters and meters featuring unit breakdowns for further accuracy.
How to read a metric tape measure.
In other words they re in centimetres and milimetres.
Metric tape measures often use special symbols such as red numbers for every 10 centimeters or 100 centimeters 1 meter but often do not have a unique symbol for each meter.
A hundred centimeters make up a meter m which is again clearly marked on a tape measure with a hash mark that will extend across the width.
There are 10mm in each centimetre shown by the ten spaces between each cm and 100cm in each metre.
The measurements towards the bottom of the image are metric.
Case added to a 15 in.
If you have an object that measures longer than a whole centimeter you will write your measurement as a decimal such as 5 1 centimeters or as 51 millimeters.
This varies from measuring tape to measuring tape.
For example a 3 3 8 in.
Measurement on the tape combines to an 18 3 8 in.