About Unit Converter
Unit conversion is a small task with a large failure rate: a recipe in cups and a scale in grams, a run measured in miles per hour, a spec sheet in millimeters and a tape measure in inches. Most mistakes come from multiplying by the wrong factor or losing track of which unit is the source. This converter keeps both units visible and updates the answer as you type.
Five families are covered: length, mass, temperature, volume and speed. Temperature gets its own treatment because the scales use offsets as well as factors, so the tool shows the formula that actually ran. Below the result, every unit in the family is listed with the same value, which makes the conversion easy to check and easy to copy into whatever unit a form expects.
What this tool does
Five unit families
Length from millimeters to miles, mass from milligrams to pounds, Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin, US volume units, and speed including knots.
Live conversion with swap
The answer updates as you type, and Swap units reverses the direction while turning the current answer into the new input.
All equivalents in one table
Every unit in the family is listed with the same value, so the answer can be read in the unit a form or recipe expects before copying.
Temperature handled correctly
Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin use offset formulas, and the working panel shows the exact formula that ran instead of a misleading multiplier.
Sensible rounding
Results use up to six significant digits with grouped thousands, which is precise enough for practical work and readable at a glance.
No network, no account
Conversion runs entirely in the browser, so the value never leaves the device and there is nothing to sign in to.
How to use Unit Converter
- 01
Choose a unit family
Select Length, Mass, Temperature, Volume or Speed at the top of the tool.
- 02
Enter the value and source unit
Type the number and pick the unit it is currently in; negative values are accepted, mainly for temperatures.
- 03
Pick the target unit
Choose the unit you want the result in and the converted value appears immediately.
- 04
Check the all-units table
The table shows the same value in every unit of the family, including the one you entered, which makes the result easy to verify.
- 05
Swap or reset
Press Swap units to reverse the conversion with the answer as the new input, or Reset to clear the value and start again.
How this tool works
- Works with
- Units
- Processing
- Client-side, in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
- Requirements
- Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari · JavaScript enabled
Limitations worth knowing
- US customary volume units are used for fluid ounces, cups and gallons; UK imperial volumes differ and are not covered.
- Results are rounded for display at up to six significant digits, so very small or very large values may differ slightly from the exact definition.
- Only unit conversion is performed: no currency, timezone, data-size or cooking-density conversions are included.
Privacy and file handling
Every calculation runs in your browser with JavaScript. The values and units you select are never uploaded, stored or logged, and no request is made to a server while you convert.
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