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Where the heights come from

A listed height needs a little context: who published it, what they measured, and whether another listing says something different.

Updated September 19, 2026–September 20, 2026.

Published heights, with their context

Heights are compiled from official profiles, published records and encyclopedias. One reasonable reference is enough for a listed height. Every figure says what kind of evidence supports it: measured, officially listed, billed, self-reported, or commonly listed. Measurements lead over roster listings. Promoter billing is not a measurement; a person’s own statement comes next; encyclopedia and reference listings are described as commonly listed. Repeated listings are not separate measurements. When reports differ, we show the selected listing and the reported range. A sports roster may differ from a barefoot measurement. A self-reported height in boots describes something different again. When we have more than one supported listing, you can choose between them in the chart.

These are dated published heights. They are not live measurements, and an older listing does not establish someone’s current height. We change a value when a published source supports the change; updating the website alone does not change these dates.

Find a height and its source

Each listing below links to its chart, with a publication link when a suitable public citation is available. A date marked Updated describes our source record, not necessarily the date of a physical measurement.

Conversions, character questions and surveys

Adult height percentiles and daily height changes

CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Fryar et al. (2025), Table 7 · CDC NHANES August 2021–August 2023 · Updated 2026-09-20. The CDC report is in the public domain. Our percentile estimates interpolate between its published points.

What the drawing shows

Every figure uses the same vertical scale and starts on the same baseline. A person beside a tower stays tiny. Use zoom to inspect a small figure without changing its height.

The outlines are symbols, not portraits. Their width and body shape are not measurements. Buildings include the parts named in the listing, such as a spire or antenna. Mountain columns show summit elevation above sea level, rather than height from a mountain’s base.

Units, rounding and the gap

One inch is exactly 2.54 centimeters, and one foot is exactly 12 inches. Those conversions follow NIST’s conversion factors. The chart subtracts the shorter height from the taller one before rounding the display.

For example, 5 ft 2 in is about 157.5 cm, and 6 ft 1 in is about 185.4 cm. The difference is about 27.9 cm, or 11 in. Try your own values in the height difference calculator.

Custom heights keep your entered decimals. Published heights follow the precision of the listing; inch gaps can show a decimal so a half-inch difference stays visible. Converted values are rounded for display. Extra decimal places do not make a listing more certain. A gap too small to round normally says “less than,” rather than zero.

Your characters and pictures

In “Art and details,” choose whether your character’s height is stated, canon, model or sprite. Add a note for the version, pose, shoes or accessories. Those are your annotations, not a published height confirmed by Heightvs.

Crop your artwork to the head and soles of the feet. Your notes stay in a shared link, while the artwork stays in your browser and the saved PNG.

Credits and reuse

Wikidata’s structured facts use CC0, which permits reuse without an attribution requirement. We link official publications and Wikipedia where they support the figure. When there is no suitable public citation, the page carries the kind of reading and its Updated date. Private cross-check references are not included in this source directory. Wikipedia text is licensed under CC BY-SA; Wikidata uses CC0. Heights are facts: we copy no Wikipedia prose or publisher photographs.

The illustrations and chart outlines were made for Heightvs. Barlow and Barlow Condensed are by Jeremy Tribby and are distributed under the SIL Open Font License.

If a listing looks wrong

Compare its measurement context and date first. A height in shoes and a barefoot height can both accurately describe their own measurement. Correction submissions are not open yet; contact availability explains the current options.

Familiar comparison references

These are specific reference values, not a claim that every door, giraffe or bus has one height. Only facts are used; publisher photographs and text are not reproduced.

  • Door (6 ft 8 in / 203.2 cm): 6 ft 8 in (203.2 cm)

    Nominal JELD-WEN 6 ft 8 in door size; panel clearances and frame height vary. JELD-WEN · Updated 2026-09-20.

  • Basketball rim: 10 ft 0 in (304.8 cm)

    NBA ring upper edge above the floor; backboard excluded. NBA official rules · Updated 2026-09-20.

  • Giraffe: about 18 ft 0.5 in (550 cm)

    Upper giraffe height reference; individual animals vary. Smithsonian Movement of Life · Updated 2026-09-20.

  • Double-decker bus: about 14 ft 1.5 in (430 cm)

    Enviro400 4.3 m configuration; a 4.2 m configuration is also offered. Alexander Dennis · Updated 2026-09-20.