Microliters (µL)
The microliter is one millionth of a liter, the same as a cubic millimeter.
Convert microliters to any volume unit
1 microliter = 0.000001 liters
Quick facts
- Unit
- Microliter (plural: microliters)
- Symbol
- µL
- Measures
- Volume / Capacity
- System
- Metric
- Equals
- 0.000001 liters
- Definition
- One millionth of a liter, exactly one cubic millimeter.
- Also written
- microlitre, uL, µl, mcL
1 microliter in other units
| Liters | 0.000001 L |
| Gallons | 2.6417205 × 10-7 gal |
| Milliliters | 0.001 mL |
| Cups | 0.000004226753 cup |
| Fluid ounces | 0.000033814023 fl oz |
| Tablespoons | 0.000067628045 tbsp |
| Teaspoons | 0.000202884136 tsp |
| Cubic meters | 1 × 10-9 m³ |
What is a microliter?
The microliter is one millionth of a liter, the same as a cubic millimeter. It is the standard unit in laboratories, where pipettes measure from about 0.1 µL to 1,000 µL, and in medicine for blood tests.
Where the microliter sits among volume units
The microliter is number 5 of 234 on our scale of volume units, ordered from smallest to largest.
What microliters are used for
- Laboratory pipetting
- Blood glucose test strips (under 1 µL of blood)
- Blood cell counts (cells per µL)
Microliters in real life
- A drop of water is about 50 µL
- A glucose meter needs about 0.5 µL of blood
Top microliter conversions
- Microliters to liters
- Microliters to gallons
- Microliters to milliliters
- Microliters to cups
- Microliters to fluid ounces
- Microliters to tablespoons
- Microliters to teaspoons
- Microliters to cubic meters
- Microliters to pints
- Microliters to quarts
- Microliters to cubic centimeters
- Microliters to cubic feet
Common amounts of microliters
- 0.25 µL
- 0.5 µL
- 0.75 µL
- 1 µL
- 1.5 µL
- 2 µL
- 2.5 µL
- 3 µL
- 4 µL
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- 500 µL
- 750 µL
- 1,000 µL
Convert microliters to all 233 other units
Metric
- µL to L
- µL to mL
- µL to m³
- µL to cm³
- µL to dL
- µL to cL
- µL to mm³
- µL to hL
- µL to dm³
- µL to km³
- µL to kL
- µL to ML
- µL to GL
- µL to st
- µL to daL
- µL to λ
US liquid
- µL to gal
- µL to cup
- µL to fl oz
- µL to tbsp
- µL to tsp
- µL to pt
- µL to qt
- µL to ft³
- µL to yd³
- µL to bbl
- µL to in³
- µL to ac⋅ft
- µL to shot
- µL to FBM
- µL to cd
- µL to US legal cup
- µL to US liquid barrel
- µL to mi³
- µL to face cord
- µL to fifth
- µL to gi
- µL to ac⋅in
- µL to fl dr
- µL to min
- µL to US hogshead
- µL to pottle
US dry
Imperial (UK)
- µL to imp gal
- µL to imp pt
- µL to imp fl oz
- µL to imp qt
- µL to imperial cup
- µL to imperial bushel
- µL to imperial tablespoon
- µL to imperial teaspoon
- µL to UK beer barrel
- µL to firkin
- µL to imperial dessertspoon
- µL to imperial gill
- µL to imperial peck
- µL to imperial fluid drachm
- µL to imperial hogshead
- µL to kilderkin
- µL to quarter (UK dry)
- µL to butt
- µL to chaldron
- µL to fluid scruple
- µL to imperial minim
- µL to UK beer tun
- µL to coomb
- µL to imperial pottle
- µL to last
- µL to strike
Wine & spirits
- µL to standard wine bottle
- µL to magnum
- µL to half bottle
- µL to jeroboam
- µL to piccolo
- µL to methuselah
- µL to pipe
- µL to balthazar
- µL to nebuchadnezzar
- µL to rehoboam
- µL to salmanazar
- µL to wine tun
- µL to English wine rundlet
- µL to melchior
- µL to melchizedek
- µL to primat
- µL to puncheon
- µL to solomon
- µL to sovereign
- µL to tierce
Cooking (metric & informal)
- µL to metric cup
- µL to metric tablespoon
- µL to metric teaspoon
- µL to dash
- µL to pinch
- µL to Australian tablespoon
- µL to gtt
- µL to stick of butter (volume)
- µL to smidgen
- µL to Japanese cup
- µL to Canadian cup
- µL to tad
- µL to teacup
- µL to coffeespoon
- µL to saltspoon
- µL to wineglass
Oil, gas & shipping
- µL to scf
- µL to TEU
- µL to MMbbl
- µL to Nm³
- µL to Mbbl
- µL to Mcf
- µL to Bcf
- µL to MMcf
- µL to Sm³
- µL to Tcf
- µL to FEU
- µL to freight ton
- µL to RT
- µL to displacement ton (volume)
- µL to water ton
Scientific
Ancient
- µL to Roman amphora
- µL to ephah
- µL to sextarius
- µL to Biblical hin
- µL to Roman cyathus
- µL to bath
- µL to congius
- µL to cor
- µL to hemina
- µL to heqat
- µL to log
- µL to modius
- µL to omer
- µL to Egyptian hin
- µL to acetabulum
- µL to choinix
- µL to chous
- µL to culleus
- µL to kab
- µL to khar
- µL to kotyle
- µL to kyathos
- µL to lethech
- µL to ligula
- µL to medimnos
- µL to metretes
- µL to quartarius
- µL to ro
- µL to seah
- µL to urna
- µL to xestes
East & Southeast Asian
- µL to 合
- µL to 升
- µL to 石
- µL to 升
- µL to 斗
- µL to 石
- µL to 홉
- µL to 斗
- µL to 撮
- µL to 合
- µL to 勺
- µL to 勺
- µL to Thai sat
- µL to 되
- µL to kwian
- µL to 말
- µL to 才
- µL to 섬
- µL to thanan
European (pre-metric)
- µL to Mass
- µL to fanega
- µL to vedro
- µL to Russian chetvert
- µL to Schoppen
- µL to alqueire
- µL to cantara
- µL to charka
- µL to cuartillo
- µL to pinte
- µL to Dutch kan
- µL to Dutch mud
- µL to Eimer
- µL to Fuder
- µL to Ohm
- µL to Oxhoft
- µL to Russian vodka bottle
- µL to Scheffel
- µL to Seidel
- µL to Swedish stop
- µL to almud
- µL to almude
- µL to azumbre
- µL to bochka
- µL to boisseau
- µL to canada
- µL to chetverik
- µL to chopine
- µL to copa
- µL to demiard
- µL to feuillette
- µL to garnets
- µL to kanna
- µL to kappe
- µL to kruzhka
- µL to moio
- µL to muid
- µL to osmina
- µL to posson
- µL to quartaut
- µL to quartilho
- µL to roquille
- µL to setier
- µL to shkalik
- µL to tunna
- µL to velte
Everyday comparisons
Convert to microliters
- Liters to microliters
- Gallons to microliters
- Milliliters to microliters
- Cups to microliters
- Fluid ounces to microliters
- Tablespoons to microliters
- Teaspoons to microliters
- Cubic meters to microliters
- Pints to microliters
- Quarts to microliters
- Cubic centimeters to microliters
- Cubic feet to microliters
Frequently asked questions
What is a microliter?
The microliter is one millionth of a liter, the same as a cubic millimeter.
How is the microliter defined?
One millionth of a liter, exactly one cubic millimeter.
How many liters are in a microliter?
One microliter equals 0.000001 liters.
How many gallons are in a microliter?
One microliter equals 2.6417205e-7 gallons.
How many milliliters are in a microliter?
One microliter equals 0.001 milliliters.