Excel CONVERT function
The CONVERT function converts a given number from one measurement system to another.
Syntax
CONVERT(number, from_unit, to_unit)
Arguments
- Number (required): It is the value to be converted.
- From_unit (required): The original unit for “number”.
- To_unit (optional): The unit to convert the “number” to.
Remarks
Return value
It returns a complex number as text.
Example
Supposing numbers in the table below are showed in meters, to convert them to yards, you can apply the CONVERT function to get it done.
Select a cell (says D6 in this case), enter the formula below and press the Enter key to convert the first meter to yard. Select this result cell and then drag its AutoFill Handle down to get other results.
=CONVERT(B6,"m","yd")
Notes:
1) For the “from_unit” and “to_unit” paraments, you need to use the abbreviations of the measurement names instead of using the full names. Click to know the measurements names and their corresponding abbreviations.
For example, if you apply the formula below, it will return an error value of #N/A.
=CONVERT(B6,"meter","yard")
2) The text abbreviations for the “from_unit” and “to_unit” arguments are case sensitive.
3) You can convert between different units by changing the “from_unit” and “to_unit” paraments in the formula.
Units of Measurement in Excel
Note: In the following tables, some unit types were first introduced in Excel 2013 and are not available in earlier versions of Excel.
Weight and Mass
| Weight and mass | From_unit or to_unit |
| Gram | "g" |
| Slug | "sg" |
| Pound mass (avoirdupois) | "lbm" |
| U (atomic mass unit) | "u" |
| Ounce mass (avoirdupois) | "ozm" |
| Grain | "grain" |
| U.S. (short) hundredweight | "cwt" or "shweight" |
| Imperial hundredweight | "uk_cwt" or "lcwt" ("hweight") |
| Stone | "stone" |
| Ton | "ton" |
| Imperial ton | "uk_ton" or "LTON" ("brton") |
Distance
| Distance | From_unit or to_unit |
| Meter | "m" |
| Statute mile | "mi" |
| Nautical mile | "Nmi" |
| Inch | "in" |
| Foot | "ft" |
| Yard | "yd" |
| Angstrom | "ang" |
| Ell | "ell" |
| Light-year | "ly" |
| Parsec | "parsec" or "pc" |
| Pica (1/72 inch) | "Picapt" or "Pica" |
| Pica (1/6 inch) | "pica" |
| U.S survey mile (statute mile) | "survey_mi" |
Time
| Time | From_unit or to_unit |
| Year | "yr" |
| Statute mile | "mi" |
| Day | "day" or "d" |
| Hour | "hr" |
| Minute | "mn" or "min" |
| Second | "sec" or "s" |
Pressure
| Pressure | From_unit or to_unit |
| Pascal | "Pa" (or "p") |
| Atmosphere | "atm" (or "at") |
| mm of Mercury | "mmHg" |
| PSI | "psi" |
| Torr | "Torr" |
Force
| Force | From_unit or to_unit |
| Newton | "N" |
| Dyne | "dyn" (or "dy") |
| Pound force | "lbf" |
| Pond | "pond" |
Energy
| Energy | From_unit or to_unit |
| Joule | "j" |
| Erg | "e" |
| Thermodynamic calorie | "c" |
| IT calorie | "cal" |
| Electron volt | "eV" (or "ev") |
| Horsepower-hour | "HPh" (or "hh") |
| Watt-hour | "Wh" (or "wh") |
| Foot-pound | "flb" |
| BTU | "BTU" (or "btu") |
Power
| Power | From_unit or to_unit |
| Horsepower | c |
| Pferdestärke | "PS" |
| Watt | "W" (or "w") |
Magnetism
| Magnetism | From_unit or to_unit |
| Tesla | "T" |
| Gauss | "ga" |
Temperature
| Temperature | From_unit or to_unit |
| Degree Celsius | "C" (or "cel") |
| Degree Fahrenheit | "F" (or "fah") |
| Kelvin | "K" (or "kel") |
| Degrees Rankine | "Rank" |
| Degrees Réaumur | "Reau" |
Volume
| Volume | From_unit or to_unit |
| Cubic angstrom | "ang3" or "ang^3" |
| U.S. oil barrel | "barrel" |
| U.S. bushel | "bushel" |
| Cubic feet | "ft3" or "ft^3" |
| Cubic inch | "in3" or "in^3" |
| Cubic light-year | "ly3" or "ly^3" |
| Cubic meter | "m3" or "m^3" |
| Cubic Mile | "mi3" or "mi^3" |
| Cubic yard | "yd3" or "yd^3" |
| Cubic nautical mile | "Nmi3" or "Nmi^3" |
| Cubic Pica | "Picapt3", "Picapt^3", "Pica3" or "Pica^3" |
| Gross Registered Ton | "GRT" ("regton") |
| Measurement ton (freight ton) | "MTON" |
Liquid measure
| Liquid measure | From_unit or to_unit |
| Teaspoon | "tsp" |
| Modern teaspoon | "tspm" |
| Tablespoon | "tbs" |
| Fluid ounce | "oz" |
| Cup | "cup" |
| U.S. pint | "pt" (or "us_pt") |
| U.K. pint | "uk_pt" |
| Quart | "qt" |
| Imperial quart (U.K.) | "uk_qt" |
| Gallon | "gal" |
| Imperial gallon (U.K.) | "uk_gal" |
| Liter | "l" or "L" ("lt") |
Area
| Area | From_unit or to_unit |
| International acre | "uk_acre" |
| U.S. survey/statute acre | "us_acre" |
| Square angstrom | "ang2" or “ang^2" |
| Are | "ar" |
| Square feet | "ft2" or "ft^2" |
| Hectare | "ha" |
| Square inches | "in2" or "in^2" |
| Square light-year | "ly2" or "ly^2" |
| Square meters | "m2" or "m^2" |
| Morgen | "Morgen" |
| Square miles | "mi2" or "mi^2" |
| Square nautical miles | "Nmi2" or "Nmi^2" |
| Square Pica | "Picapt2", "Pica2", "Pica^2" or "Picapt^2" |
| Square yards | "yd2" or "yd^2" |
Information
| Information | From_unit or to_unit |
| Bit | "bit" |
| Byte | "byte" |
Speed
| Speed | From_unit or to_unit |
| Admiralty knot | "admkn" |
| Knot | "kn" |
| Meters per hour | "m/h" or "m/hr" |
| Meters per second | "m/s" or "m/sec" |
| Miles per hour | "mph" |
Metric prefixes
The prefixes shown in the table below can be used with metric units by prepending the abbreviation to the unit.
| Prefix | Multiplier | Abbreviation |
| yotta | 1E+24 | "Y" |
| zetta | 1E+21 | "Z" |
| exa | 1E+18 | "E" |
| peta | 1E+15 | "P" |
| tera | 1E+12 | "T" |
| giga | 1000000000 | "G" |
| mega | 1000000 | "M" |
| kilo | 1000 | "k" |
| hecto | 100 | "h" |
| dekao | 10 | "da" or "e" |
| deci | 0.1 | "d" |
| centi | 0.01 | "c" |
| milli | 0.001 | "m" |
| micro | 0.000001 | "u" |
| nano | 0.000000001 | "n" |
| pico | 1E-12 | "p" |
| femto | 1E-15 | "f" |
| atto | 1E-18 | "a" |
| zepto | 1E-21 | "z" |
| yocto | 1E-24 | "y" |
Binary prefixes
The binary unit prefixes below can be used with "bits" and "bytes".
| Binary Prefix | Value | Abbreviation | Decimal |
| yobi | 2^80 | "Yi" | yotta |
| zebi | 2^70 | "Zi" | zetta |
| exbi | 2^60 | "Ei" | exa |
| pebi | 2^50 | "Pi" | peta |
| tebi | 2^40 | "Ti" | tera |
| gibi | 2^30 | "Gi" | giga |
| mebi | 2^20 | "Mi" | mega |
| kibi | 2^10 | "ki" | kilo |
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