Rectangle Calculator

Area, perimeter, and diagonal of a rectangle.

Area = w × h, perimeter = 2(w+h), diagonal = hypot(w,h). Units are yours. Unlike Pythagoras this takes both sides as rectangle edges, not right-triangle legs only.

What Rectangle Calculator does

Area = w × h, perimeter = 2(w+h), diagonal = hypot(w,h). Units are yours. Unlike Pythagoras this takes both sides as rectangle edges, not right-triangle legs only.

The interactive controls for Rectangle Calculator load after this article so crawlers still read the instructions. Path /rectangle is the canonical address. Work happens on this device; Tool-You does not take a copy of the file or pasted text for Rectangle Calculator.

How to use Rectangle Calculator

  1. Confirm you need Rectangle Calculator, not Unit Converter (Unit converter with decimal precision.). Address: /rectangle.
  2. Enter the numbers or dates Rectangle Calculator uses. Area, perimeter, and diagonal of a rectangle.
  3. Read the result as Rectangle Calculator defines it — not as Aspect Ratio (Simplify ratios and scale to a target size.). Area = w × h, perimeter = 2(w+h), diagonal = hypot(w,h). Units are yours. Unlike Pythagoras this takes both sides as rectangle edges, not right-triangle legs only.
  4. Rectangle Calculator is an estimate in the browser, not professional advice. Width and height ≥ 0. Same unit on both sides.
  5. Need a different formula? Try Aspect Ratio (Simplify ratios and scale to a target size.) instead of stretching Rectangle Calculator.

When not to use Rectangle Calculator

Skip Rectangle Calculator when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Unit Converter or Aspect Ratio — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Area = w × h, perimeter = 2(w+h), diagonal = hypot(w,h). Units are yours. Unlike Pythagoras this takes both sides as rectangle edges, not right-triangle legs only.

Questions about Rectangle Calculator

What does Rectangle Calculator do that other Calculate pages on this site do not?
Area = w × h, perimeter = 2(w+h), diagonal = hypot(w,h). Units are yours. Unlike Pythagoras this takes both sides as rectangle edges, not right-triangle legs only. Short version: Area, perimeter, and diagonal of a rectangle.
Does Rectangle Calculator upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?
No. Rectangle Calculator runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Width and height ≥ 0. Same unit on both sides.
Should I use Unit Converter instead of Rectangle Calculator?
Use Rectangle Calculator when you need Area, perimeter, and diagonal of a rectangle. Use Unit Converter when you need Unit converter with decimal precision. They share a category (Calculate) but not the same job.
What are the limits of Rectangle Calculator?
Width and height ≥ 0. Same unit on both sides. Also: Area = w × h, perimeter = 2(w+h), diagonal = hypot(w,h). Units are yours. Unlike Pythagoras this takes both sides as rectangle edges, not right-triangle legs only.