6.35 mm to Inches

Answer
0.25 in
6.35 mm = 0.25 in exactly (1/4 in)

6.35 millimeters equals exactly 0.25 inches, or 1/4 inch, with no rounding needed. It is the plug diameter of a standard 1/4 in phone jack, the connector used on electric guitars, studio headphones, and mixing consoles, and it is also a common 1/4 in hex bit and socket drive size. Because 6.35 mm is exactly one quarter of 25.4 mm, every multiple of it lines up cleanly with a quarter-inch fraction.

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Decimal inches
0.25"
Nearest 1/64
1/4"
Centimeters
0.635 cm

Related values

ValueResult
Decimal inches0.25 in
Nearest 1/16 in1/4 in
Nearest 1/32 in1/4 in
Nearest 1/64 in1/4 in
Centimeters0.635 cm

How the conversion works

  1. Divide by 25.4. One inch equals exactly 25.4 mm, and 6.35 is exactly one quarter of that number. So 6.35 ÷ 25.4 = 0.25 inches exactly, with no repeating decimal or rounding error.
  2. Check the fraction. Multiplying 0.25 by 64 gives 16 exactly, so there is no decimal remainder to round. The raw fraction is 16/64 before simplifying.
  3. Simplify and read the answer. Dividing 16 and 64 by their greatest common divisor, 16, gives 1/4 in. That makes 6.35 mm, like 12.7 mm and 25.4 mm, one of the exact quarter-inch reference points in the metric-imperial system.

Frequently Asked Questions

6.35 mm equals exactly 0.25 inches, or 1/4 in. This conversion has no rounding at any fraction precision, since 6.35 mm is defined as exactly a quarter of the 25.4 mm inch.

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