Weight Converter

Convert across metric, imperial, troy, apothecary, Asian traditional, and scientific units

Convert

2.204622622

Precision

6 sig. figs

Quick Conversions

Real-world Reference

≈ 1× 1 litre of water

Reference: 1000 g

Fromkg

Kilogram

1 kg = 1000 g

Tolb

Pound

1 lb = 453.59237 g

In grams

(SI base unit)

1000 g

All Conversions

Metric
Microgram(µg)

Medication & nutrition dosages

1000000000
Milligram(mg)

Vitamins, medication doses

1000000
Centigram(cg)
100000
Decigram(dg)
10000
Gram(g)
1000
Decagram(dag)
100
Hectogram(hg)
10
Kilogram(kg)
1
Metric Ton(t)

1,000 kg

0.001
Kilotonne(kt)

1,000 metric tons

0.000001
Megatonne(Mt)

1 million metric tons

1e-9
Imperial
Grain(gr)

Smallest imperial unit; bullets, arrowheads

15432.35835
Dram(dr)

1/16 ounce

564.3833912
Ounce(oz)
35.27396195
Pound(lb)
2.204622622
Stone(st)

14 pounds; used for body weight in UK

0.1574730444
Quarter(qr)

28 pounds

0.07873652221
Hundredweight (US)(cwt)

100 lb (US)

0.02204622622
Hundredweight (UK)(cwt)

112 lb (imperial)

0.01968413055
Short Ton (US)(ton)

2,000 lb

0.001102311311
Long Ton (UK)(LT)

2,240 lb

0.0009842065276
Troy
Troy Grain(tr gr)

Same as avoirdupois grain

15432.35835
Pennyweight(dwt)

24 grains

643.0149314
Troy Ounce(ozt)

Gold, silver, platinum standard

32.15074657
Troy Pound(lbt)

12 troy ounces

2.679228881
Apothecary
Apothecary Scruple(℈)

20 grains; historic pharmacy

771.6179176
Apothecary Dram(ʒ)
257.2059725
Apothecary Ounce(℥)
32.15074657
Apothecary Pound(℔ ap)
2.679228881
Asian
Tael (HK)(兩)

Chinese gold & silver unit

26.45547146
Tola (India)(tola)

Indian subcontinent

85.73532418
Catty (China)(斤)

500 g in modern China

2
Picul(担)

100 catties

0.01653466985
Kan (Japan)(貫)

Traditional Japanese unit

0.2666666667
Momme (Japan)(匁)

Japanese silk weight unit

266.6666667
Scientific
Atomic Mass Unit(u)

Mass of a proton ≈ 1 u

6.022141e+26
Slug(slug)

FPS force unit

0.06852176603
Carat (gem)(ct)

Diamond & gemstone weight

5000
Karat (gold purity)(kt)

1/24 of total mass (purity fraction)

23999.9808
Electron mass(mₑ)

Mass of one electron

1.097769e+30
Proton mass(mₚ)

Mass of one proton

5.978637e+26

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