Enter an amount, pick the unit you have and the unit you want, and read the answer instantly — plus the same amount in every other unit at once. It converts the volume units recipes use: US cups, tablespoons, teaspoons and fluid ounces, alongside millilitres, decilitres and litres, plus the 250 ml metric cup. Everything runs in your browser.
In all units
- Millilitre (ml)236.588237 ml
- Centilitre (cl)23.658824 cl
- Decilitre (dl)2.365882 dl
- Litre (l)0.236588 l
- Teaspoon (tsp)48 tsp
- Tablespoon (tbsp)16 tbsp
- Fluid ounce (US)8 fl oz
- Cup (US, 236 ml)1 cup
- Cup (metric, 250 ml)0.946353 cup
How it works
Each unit is defined by how many millilitres it holds, and every conversion goes through the millilitre as a shared base. A US cup is 236.59 ml, a tablespoon 14.79 ml, a teaspoon 4.93 ml and a fluid ounce 29.57 ml. The metric cup is a round 250 ml — recipes here often mean this one, so it’s listed separately.
These are volume measurements, not weight. A cup of flour and a cup of honey take the same space but weigh very differently, so you can’t convert cups to grams without knowing the ingredient’s density. This tool deliberately sticks to volume-to-volume, which is exact; for grams, use an ingredient-specific chart.
Practical examples
A US recipe’s cup to millilitres
A recipe calls for 1 cup of milk — that’s about 237 ml, or roughly 2.4 dl on a measuring jug. Enter 1, from cup, to ml.
Tablespoons of oil to ml
3 tablespoons of oil is about 44 ml. Convert tablespoons to millilitres when you don’t have measuring spoons but do have a scale or jug marked in ml.
Decilitres in a local recipe
Recipes here often use decilitres — 2 dl of water is 200 ml, a bit under a US cup. Convert dl to cups to follow a foreign recipe with local measuring cups.
Frequently asked questions
How many millilitres are in a cup?
A US cup is about 236.6 ml; a metric cup is exactly 250 ml. This tool includes both — pick the “cup” or “cup (metric)” row depending on where the recipe is from. The difference is small but adds up in baking.
How many ml is a tablespoon?
A US tablespoon is 14.79 ml, commonly rounded to 15 ml — which is also the metric tablespoon and the usual size of a Serbian “kašika”. A teaspoon (kašičica) is 4.93 ml, rounded to 5 ml.
Can I convert cups to grams here?
No, and that’s deliberate. Cups measure volume; grams measure weight. One cup of flour is roughly 120 g but one cup of sugar is about 200 g, because they have different densities. Use an ingredient-specific table for weight.
How many tablespoons are in a cup?
16 US tablespoons make one US cup, and 3 teaspoons make one tablespoon. So a cup is 48 teaspoons. Handy when a recipe gives cups but you only have spoons to measure with.
What is the difference between a US cup and a metric cup?
A US cup is 236.59 ml; a metric cup is 250 ml, about 5.6% larger. Recipes from the US mean the smaller one; many European and local recipes mean 250 ml. The tool keeps them separate so you don’t mix them up.
Is a fluid ounce the same as an ounce?
No. A fluid ounce is volume (about 29.57 ml, US); an ounce is weight (about 28.35 g). They share a name but measure different things — this tool handles the fluid (volume) ounce only.
Are US and UK tablespoons the same?
Not exactly. This tool uses US customary spoons (tablespoon 14.79 ml, teaspoon 4.93 ml). A UK/Australian tablespoon can be 15 or 20 ml. For most cooking the few-millilitre difference is negligible, but it matters for precise baking.
Does it accept the decimal comma and fractions like ½?
It accepts the decimal comma (0,5 or 0.5). For fractions, enter the decimal — ½ cup is 0.5, ¼ is 0.25, ⅓ is about 0.33.
Are the values I enter sent anywhere?
No. The conversion runs entirely in your browser; nothing is uploaded and analytics never receives the numbers.
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