You can also write heights as simple as “five feet, six inches,” “five foot six,” and so forth. A hyphen will also be helpful if you're writing it really short, such as “five-six.” You can also write it out using a quotation mark. For example, 5'6” will still be the correct way to write a height.

How do you write 5 feet 10 inches?

Help! A. Usually, a hyphen is unnecessary: write five feet, two inches tall, five feet, two inches, five foot two, and so forth.

How do you write 5 feet 5 inches tall?

You could write either 5'5", or 5 ft. 5 in. I prefer five feet five inches, but I hear five foot five inches probably more than I hear feet, in common usage.