What is is 6 inches long?

6 inches is a unit of length in the imperial and United States customary systems of measurement. It is equivalent to half a foot or 15.24 centimeters.

• It is commonly used for measuring relatively small objects, such as the length of a pen, the width of a phone, or the diameter of a cookie.
• In construction, 6 inches might refer to the spacing between studs or the depth of a foundation.
• For reference, a standard ruler is often 12 inches (1 foot) long, so 6 inches is half the length of a typical ruler.