Capacitance Converter
Convert between farads, microfarads, nanofarads, picofarads and other units of capacitance.
1 farad = 1,000,000,000 nanofarads
Most used capacitance units
- Microfarad µF 1 µF = 0.000001 F
- Nanofarad nF 1 nF = 1 × 10-9 F
- Picofarad pF 1 pF = 1 × 10-12 F
- Farad F Base unit
- Millifarad mF 1 mF = 0.001 F
- Femtofarad fF 1 fF = 1 × 10-15 F
- Abfarad abF 1 abF = 1,000,000,000 F
- Kilofarad kF 1 kF = 1,000 F
- Statfarad statF 1 statF = 1.1126501 × 10-12 F
- Attofarad aF 1 aF = 1 × 10-18 F
- Jar 1 jar = 1.11265 × 10-9 F
Popular capacitance conversions
- Microfarads to nanofarads 1 µF = 1,000 nF
- Nanofarads to microfarads 1 nF = 0.001 µF
- Picofarads to nanofarads 1 pF = 0.001 nF
- Nanofarads to picofarads 1 nF = 1,000 pF
- Microfarads to picofarads 1 µF = 1,000,000 pF
- Picofarads to microfarads 1 pF = 0.000001 µF
- Farads to microfarads 1 F = 1,000,000 µF
- Microfarads to farads 1 µF = 0.000001 F
What is capacitance?
Capacitance is the ability of a component to store electric charge: the charge stored per volt. The SI unit is the farad, one coulomb per volt, named after Michael Faraday. A farad is a very large unit, so electronic capacitors are rated in microfarads (µF), nanofarads (nF) and picofarads (pF).
Ceramic capacitors are often printed with a three-digit code in picofarads: the first two digits are the value and the third the number of zeros, so "104" means 10 × 10⁴ pF = 100 nF = 0.1 µF.
Capacitance units from smallest to largest
Every proportional capacitance unit on the site, ordered by size and expressed in farads.
- Attofarad 1 × 10-18 F
- Femtofarad 1 × 10-15 F
- Picofarad 1 × 10-12 F
- Statfarad 1.11265 × 10-12 F
- Nanofarad 1 × 10-9 F
- Jar 1.11265 × 10-9 F
- Microfarad 0.000001 F
- Millifarad 0.001 F
- Farad 1 F
- Kilofarad 1,000 F
- Abfarad 1,000,000,000 F
All 11 capacitance units
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Frequently asked questions
How many nF are in a µF?
1 µF = 1,000 nF = 1,000,000 pF.
What does 104 on a capacitor mean?
10 followed by 4 zeros in picofarads: 100,000 pF = 100 nF = 0.1 µF.