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Unit Converter

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Convert any value across eight unit categories - all results update as you type.

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How to use

  1. Choose a category - length, weight, temperature, area, volume, data, time or speed.
  2. Enter a value and select its unit. Every other unit in the category converts instantly.
  3. Click any result row to copy it.

Convert between metric and imperial units - length, weight, temperature, area, volume and more. Instant answers for cooking, construction, travel and science. No more Google search for '5 feet in cm'.

Use cases

1. Use case: Cooking conversions Convert grams to cups or Celsius to Fahrenheit while following an international recipe.

2. Use case: Engineering unit checks Convert between metric and imperial units (length, weight, temperature, area) for projects and estimates.

Practical tips

Temperature is the classic trap: Celsius-to-Fahrenheit is a formula, not a ratio, so never scale temperature differences the way you scale lengths. For cooking, remember volume and weight measure different things — a cup of flour and a gram scale disagree on purpose. Check the category header after every switch; the unit list changes with it. Click any result row to copy it before navigating away. Like every tool on this site, the Unit Converter runs entirely in your browser: the data you enter never leaves your device, nothing is uploaded to a server, and the tool keeps working if your connection drops.

Common mistakes

Most wrong results come from setup errors, not from the math:

  • Converting before picking the right category — entering 100 while the category is still on Length when you meant weight produces a confident-looking but meaningless answer.
  • Treating temperature like a length: 20°C is not twice as hot as 10°C, because the scales have different zero points.
  • Confusing KB (decimal, 1000 bytes) with KiB (binary, 1024 bytes) when comparing a drive's label to what the operating system reports.
  • Rounding mid-chain: convert once to the final unit instead of chaining approximations through intermediate units.

Why use this tool

Reach for a dedicated converter instead of a search result when:

  • You need batch conversions across many units at once, where a search answers one pair at a time.
  • The conversion involves families a search handles poorly, such as binary versus decimal data sizes.
  • You are offline — travel, labs, field work — and the page keeps working without a connection.
  • You want to check a search answer against an exact calculation when the numbers matter.

Frequently asked questions

Does the Unit Converter send my data anywhere?

No. It runs entirely in your browser — your input is processed on your device and never uploaded. Refresh the page and it still works offline.

Does the converter round my results?
Results are computed at full precision and displayed to several significant digits, so chained calculations stay accurate. For downstream math that demands more precision, convert to the smallest unit first — meters instead of kilometers.
Why does my operating system report less disk space than the drive's label?
Drive makers use decimal units (1 TB = 1,000,000,000 bytes) while operating systems display binary units (1 TiB = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes). Both are correct; they use different unit sizes. Use the binary column here to reproduce what your OS shows.
Can I convert cooking measurements here?
The volume, weight and temperature categories cover recipe conversions, but remember a cup measures volume while grams measure weight — bridging them needs the ingredient's density, which a general unit converter does not know.
How do I convert between units?
Pick a category, type your value, choose its unit, and every other unit in that category is recalculated instantly. No button to press - results update as you type.
How is temperature converted?
Temperature uses proper formulas (Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin), not simple multiplication, so 100°C = 212°F = 373.15 K exactly.
Are binary units (KB vs KiB) correct?
Data storage shows decimal units (1 KB = 1000 bytes, what drives and cloud services advertise) alongside binary units (1 KiB = 1024 bytes).