Height Calculator

This tool can be used to calculate how tall a child is likely to be by the time he or she becomes an adult.

How it works
This calculator predicts the future height of a child based on the height of the parents.

Height converter
This tool can be used to convert height information from US units to metric units and vice versa.

What is the use of a height calculator?
Parents are often concerned about their children’s height and want to do their best to ensure that they grow tall. Right from pregnancy to a child’s growing years, various factors such as nutrition, physical activities and genetics affect the height of a child. This calculator can be used to get an estimate of the child’s future height based on information available at that time and help parents take appropriate actions to try and achieve the results they want.

How does a height calculator work?
It predicts the adult height of a child or infant based on information such as the parents’ height and the age and weight of the child. It is also called a child height calculator or a height predictor.
This height calculator is a web-based or online tool that can be accessed from devices such as a smartphone or a laptop with a working Internet connection.

This calculator works on a comprehensive input system and has various functions that can be used to make the input precise. The functions of the calculator are:

• It has tabs to change the units of the input and the result between US units or metric units. There is also an “other units” button
• There is a field to enter the child’s age
• There are tabs to choose the child’s gender
• The current height has to be entered in the tab “child’s height”
• The next field is for the child’s weight
• Mother’s and father’s height are also required
• After entering all the required details, click on “Calculate” to view the result
• Click on the “Clear” button to provide new input

Output Shown: The output page displays the “expected adult height” based on the information provided.

Predicting based only using the parents' height
There are calculators to predict the height of an unborn child or an infant, too, based on the parents’ height. The functions of such a calculator are:

• It has tabs to change the units of the input and result between US and metric units. There is also a button that lets users choose other units
• The first input field is for the mother’s height
• The father’s height has to be entered in the next field
• After entering all the required details, click on “Calculate” to view the result
• Click on the “Clear” button to provide new input

Output Shown: The output section display’s an estimate of a “male child’s future height” and a “female child’s future height”.

Height Converter
This tool can be used to convert the measurement for height from US unit to metric unit, and metric unit to US unit. Here’s a brief on how to use this height converter:

• Enter the height information in feet and inches in the “US unit convert to metric unit” section and click on “Convert” to view the result in centimetres
• Enter the height information in centimetres in the “Metric unit convert to US unit” section and click on “Convert” to view the result in feet and inches

Output Shown: The output section shows the result in centimetres for input provided in feet and inches and vice-versa.