Capacitance converter

Capacitor values jump by factors of 1,000: 1 µF = 1,000 nF = 1,000,000 pF.

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1 µF = 1,000 nFnF = µF × 1000 · shown to 6 significant figures

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Popular conversions

Nanofarads to microfaradsTier 01 nanofarad = 0.001 microfarads exactly. Type in either box; the other updates as you go.Picofarads to microfaradsTier 01 picofarad = 0.000001 microfarads exactly. Type in either box; the other updates as you go.Microfarads to nanofaradsTier 01 microfarad = 1,000 nanofarads exactly. Type in either box; the other updates as you go.Picofarads to nanofaradsTier 01 picofarad = 0.001 nanofarads exactly. Type in either box; the other updates as you go.Nanofarads to picofaradsTier 01 nanofarad = 1,000 picofarads exactly. Type in either box; the other updates as you go.Microfarads to picofaradsTier 01 microfarad = 1,000,000 picofarads exactly. Type in either box; the other updates as you go.

Capacitance is measured in farads, but a farad is enormous, so real capacitors are labeled in microfarads, nanofarads and picofarads. Datasheets, schematics and parts catalogs mix all three, and older American schematics write "mfd" for µF and "mmfd" for pF. Because each prefix is a factor of 1,000, converting means moving the decimal point three places: 0.1 µF is 100 nF, which a ceramic capacitor marks as "104".

Use the converter above for any pair. The most searched pairs have their own pages with tables of standard values, listed above. To read a printed three-digit code, use the capacitor code calculator.