🧪 Volume converter

Convert between liters, gallons, cups, fluid ounces, tablespoons and cubic units. Enter a value and pick its unit to see it in every other unit.

The value in every volume unit
UnitValue
Milliliters (mL)29.57353
Liters (L)0.02957353
Teaspoons (tsp)6
Tablespoons (tbsp)2
Fluid Ounces (fl oz)1
Cups (cup)0.125
Pints (pt)0.0625
Quarts (qt)0.03125
Gallons (gal)0.0078125
Cubic Meters (m³)0.00002957353
Cubic Inches (in³)1.8046875
Cubic Feet (ft³)0.0010443793
Cubic Yards (yd³)0.000038680716
Cubic Centimeters (cc)29.57353
Imperial Gallons (imp gal)0.0065052671
Imperial Pints (imp pt)0.052042137
Imperial Fluid Ounces (imp fl oz)1.0408427
Deciliters (dL)0.2957353
Centiliters (cL)2.957353

Popular volume conversions

ConversionRate
Fluid Ounces to gallons1 fl oz = 0.0078125 gal
Gallons to fluid ounces1 gal = 128 fl oz
Gallons to liters1 gal = 3.7854118 L
Liters to gallons1 L = 0.26417205 gal
Cups to tablespoons1 cup = 16 tbsp
Tablespoons to cups1 tbsp = 0.0625 cup
Cups to milliliters1 cup = 236.58824 mL
Milliliters to cups1 mL = 0.0042267528 cup
Milliliters to fluid ounces1 mL = 0.033814023 fl oz
Fluid Ounces to milliliters1 fl oz = 29.57353 mL
Quarts to liters1 qt = 0.94635295 L
Milliliters to liters1 mL = 0.001 L

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About volume units

US and imperial (UK) volumes share names but not sizes. A US gallon is 3.785 liters and an imperial gallon is 4.546 liters. Units without a "UK" or "imperial" label on this site are US customary.

For cooking, a US cup is 236.6 mL, a tablespoon 14.8 mL and a teaspoon 4.9 mL. To turn a volume of flour or sugar into grams, use the cooking converter, which knows how dense each ingredient is.

Volume units

UnitSymbolIn liters
MillilitermL0.001 L
LiterL1 L
Teaspoontsp0.004928921594 L
Tablespoontbsp0.01478676478 L
Fluid Ouncefl oz0.02957352956 L
Cupcup0.2365882365 L
Pintpt0.473176473 L
Quartqt0.946352946 L
Gallongal3.785411784 L
Cubic Meterm³1,000 L
Cubic Inchin³0.016387064 L
Cubic Footft³28.31684659 L
Cubic Yardyd³764.554858 L
Cubic Centimetercc0.001 L
Imperial Gallonimp gal4.54609 L
Imperial Pintimp pt0.56826125 L
Imperial Fluid Ounceimp fl oz0.0284130625 L
DeciliterdL0.1 L
CentilitercL0.01 L

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Volume unit definitions

Milliliter (mL)
A milliliter is one thousandth of a liter, exactly the same as one cubic centimeter. Drinks, medicine and cosmetics are labeled in milliliters.
Liter (L)
A liter is the volume of a cube 10 centimeters on each side. It is the everyday metric unit for drinks and fuel.
Teaspoon (tsp)
A US teaspoon is one third of a tablespoon, about 4.93 milliliters. Nutrition labels round it to 5 mL.
Tablespoon (tbsp)
A US tablespoon is half a fluid ounce, about 14.79 milliliters, or 3 teaspoons. There are 16 tablespoons in a cup.
Fluid Ounce (fl oz)
A US fluid ounce is 1/128 of a US gallon, about 29.57 milliliters. It measures liquid volume, not weight.
Cup (cup)
A US customary cup is 8 US fluid ounces, about 236.6 milliliters. Nutrition labels use a rounded 240 mL cup, and a metric cup is 250 mL.
Pint (pt)
A US liquid pint is 16 US fluid ounces, about 473 milliliters. An imperial pint is larger, at 20 imperial fluid ounces.
Quart (qt)
A US liquid quart is 2 pints or a quarter of a gallon, about 946 milliliters.
Gallon (gal)
A US gallon is 231 cubic inches, about 3.785 liters. It is the unit for fuel and milk in the US. The imperial gallon is about 20% larger.
Cubic Meter (m³)
A cubic meter is the volume of a cube one meter on each side, 1,000 liters. Water and gas meters often read in cubic meters.
Cubic Inch (in³)
A cubic inch is the volume of a cube one inch on each side, about 16.39 milliliters. US engine sizes were long given in cubic inches.
Cubic Foot (ft³)
A cubic foot is the volume of a cube one foot on each side, about 28.32 liters. Refrigerators, shipping and natural gas use cubic feet.
Cubic Yard (yd³)
A cubic yard is 27 cubic feet, about 765 liters. Concrete, gravel and mulch are sold by the cubic yard.
Cubic Centimeter (cc)
A cubic centimeter (cc) is exactly one milliliter. Engine displacement and syringe volumes are often given in cc.
Imperial Gallon (imp gal)
The imperial gallon is exactly 4.54609 liters, used in the UK and some Commonwealth countries. It is about 1.2 US gallons.
Imperial Pint (imp pt)
An imperial pint is 20 imperial fluid ounces, about 568 milliliters. Beer and milk in the UK come in imperial pints.
Imperial Fluid Ounce (imp fl oz)
An imperial fluid ounce is about 28.41 milliliters, slightly smaller than a US fluid ounce.
Deciliter (dL)
A deciliter is one tenth of a liter, 100 milliliters. Recipes in Scandinavia and medical blood tests use deciliters.
Centiliter (cL)
A centiliter is one hundredth of a liter, 10 milliliters. Wine bottles and cocktail measures in Europe use centiliters.