Tablespoons (tbsp)
The US tablespoon is half a US fluid ounce, or three teaspoons, about 14.8 mL.
Convert tablespoons to any volume unit
1 tablespoon = 0.01478676478 liters
Quick facts
- Unit
- Tablespoon (plural: tablespoons)
- Symbol
- tbsp
- Measures
- Volume / Capacity
- System
- US liquid
- Equals
- 0.014786764781 liters
- Definition
- ½ US fluid ounce, 3 teaspoons (about 14.787 mL).
- Also written
- US tablespoon, T, tbs, tbl
1 tablespoon in other units
| Liters | 0.01478676478 L |
| Gallons | 0.00390625 gal |
| Milliliters | 14.78676478 mL |
| Cups | 0.0625 cup |
| Fluid ounces | 0.5 fl oz |
| Teaspoons | 3 tsp |
| Cubic meters | 0.000014786765 m³ |
| Pints | 0.03125 pt |
What is a tablespoon?
The US tablespoon is half a US fluid ounce, or three teaspoons, about 14.8 mL. It is used in cooking and for liquid medicine. The metric tablespoon is 15 mL, and in Australia a tablespoon is 20 mL.
Where the tablespoon sits among volume units
The tablespoon is number 30 of 234 on our scale of volume units, ordered from smallest to largest.
Cubic centimeter1 tbsp = 14.7868 cm³
Teaspoon1 tbsp = 3 tsp
Metric teaspoon1 tbsp = 2.95735 metric teaspoon
Centiliter1 tbsp = 1.47868 cL
Tablespoonthis unit
Metric tablespoon1 metric tablespoon = 1.01442 tbsp
Cubic inch1 in³ = 1.10823 tbsp
Imperial fluid ounce1 imp fl oz = 1.92152 tbsp
Fluid ounce1 fl oz = 2 tbsp
What tablespoons are used for
- Recipes: oil, butter, spices and sauces
- Liquid medicine doses
Tablespoons in real life
- 1 tbsp of butter weighs about 14 g
- 1 tbsp of olive oil is about 120 calories
- There are 16 tablespoons in a cup
One tablespoon is enough to fill about 3 teaspoons, or about 33% of a shot glass, or enough to fill about 296 drops of water.
Top tablespoon conversions
- Tablespoons to liters
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- Tablespoons to milliliters
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- Tablespoons to teaspoons
- Tablespoons to cubic meters
- Tablespoons to pints
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- Tablespoons to cubic centimeters
- Tablespoons to cubic feet
- Tablespoons to imperial gallons
Common amounts of tablespoons
- 0.1 tbsp
- 0.2 tbsp
- 0.3 tbsp
- 0.4 tbsp
- 0.5 tbsp
- 0.6 tbsp
- 0.7 tbsp
- 0.8 tbsp
- 0.9 tbsp
- 1 tbsp
- 1.5 tbsp
- 2 tbsp
- 2.5 tbsp
- 3 tbsp
- 3.5 tbsp
- 4 tbsp
- 4.5 tbsp
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Convert tablespoons to all 233 other units
Metric
- tbsp to L
- tbsp to mL
- tbsp to m³
- tbsp to cm³
- tbsp to µL
- tbsp to dL
- tbsp to cL
- tbsp to mm³
- tbsp to hL
- tbsp to dm³
- tbsp to km³
- tbsp to kL
- tbsp to ML
- tbsp to GL
- tbsp to st
- tbsp to daL
- tbsp to λ
US liquid
- tbsp to gal
- tbsp to cup
- tbsp to fl oz
- tbsp to tsp
- tbsp to pt
- tbsp to qt
- tbsp to ft³
- tbsp to yd³
- tbsp to bbl
- tbsp to in³
- tbsp to ac⋅ft
- tbsp to shot
- tbsp to FBM
- tbsp to cd
- tbsp to US legal cup
- tbsp to US liquid barrel
- tbsp to mi³
- tbsp to face cord
- tbsp to fifth
- tbsp to gi
- tbsp to ac⋅in
- tbsp to fl dr
- tbsp to min
- tbsp to US hogshead
- tbsp to pottle
US dry
Imperial (UK)
- tbsp to imp gal
- tbsp to imp pt
- tbsp to imp fl oz
- tbsp to imp qt
- tbsp to imperial cup
- tbsp to imperial bushel
- tbsp to imperial tablespoon
- tbsp to imperial teaspoon
- tbsp to UK beer barrel
- tbsp to firkin
- tbsp to imperial dessertspoon
- tbsp to imperial gill
- tbsp to imperial peck
- tbsp to imperial fluid drachm
- tbsp to imperial hogshead
- tbsp to kilderkin
- tbsp to quarter (UK dry)
- tbsp to butt
- tbsp to chaldron
- tbsp to fluid scruple
- tbsp to imperial minim
- tbsp to UK beer tun
- tbsp to coomb
- tbsp to imperial pottle
- tbsp to last
- tbsp to strike
Wine & spirits
- tbsp to standard wine bottle
- tbsp to magnum
- tbsp to half bottle
- tbsp to jeroboam
- tbsp to piccolo
- tbsp to methuselah
- tbsp to pipe
- tbsp to balthazar
- tbsp to nebuchadnezzar
- tbsp to rehoboam
- tbsp to salmanazar
- tbsp to wine tun
- tbsp to English wine rundlet
- tbsp to melchior
- tbsp to melchizedek
- tbsp to primat
- tbsp to puncheon
- tbsp to solomon
- tbsp to sovereign
- tbsp to tierce
Cooking (metric & informal)
- tbsp to metric cup
- tbsp to metric tablespoon
- tbsp to metric teaspoon
- tbsp to dash
- tbsp to pinch
- tbsp to Australian tablespoon
- tbsp to gtt
- tbsp to stick of butter (volume)
- tbsp to smidgen
- tbsp to Japanese cup
- tbsp to Canadian cup
- tbsp to tad
- tbsp to teacup
- tbsp to coffeespoon
- tbsp to saltspoon
- tbsp to wineglass
Oil, gas & shipping
- tbsp to scf
- tbsp to TEU
- tbsp to MMbbl
- tbsp to Nm³
- tbsp to Mbbl
- tbsp to Mcf
- tbsp to Bcf
- tbsp to MMcf
- tbsp to Sm³
- tbsp to Tcf
- tbsp to FEU
- tbsp to freight ton
- tbsp to RT
- tbsp to displacement ton (volume)
- tbsp to water ton
Scientific
Ancient
- tbsp to Roman amphora
- tbsp to ephah
- tbsp to sextarius
- tbsp to Biblical hin
- tbsp to Roman cyathus
- tbsp to bath
- tbsp to congius
- tbsp to cor
- tbsp to hemina
- tbsp to heqat
- tbsp to log
- tbsp to modius
- tbsp to omer
- tbsp to Egyptian hin
- tbsp to acetabulum
- tbsp to choinix
- tbsp to chous
- tbsp to culleus
- tbsp to kab
- tbsp to khar
- tbsp to kotyle
- tbsp to kyathos
- tbsp to lethech
- tbsp to ligula
- tbsp to medimnos
- tbsp to metretes
- tbsp to quartarius
- tbsp to ro
- tbsp to seah
- tbsp to urna
- tbsp to xestes
East & Southeast Asian
- tbsp to 合
- tbsp to 升
- tbsp to 石
- tbsp to 升
- tbsp to 斗
- tbsp to 石
- tbsp to 홉
- tbsp to 斗
- tbsp to 撮
- tbsp to 合
- tbsp to 勺
- tbsp to 勺
- tbsp to Thai sat
- tbsp to 되
- tbsp to kwian
- tbsp to 말
- tbsp to 才
- tbsp to 섬
- tbsp to thanan
European (pre-metric)
- tbsp to Mass
- tbsp to fanega
- tbsp to vedro
- tbsp to Russian chetvert
- tbsp to Schoppen
- tbsp to alqueire
- tbsp to cantara
- tbsp to charka
- tbsp to cuartillo
- tbsp to pinte
- tbsp to Dutch kan
- tbsp to Dutch mud
- tbsp to Eimer
- tbsp to Fuder
- tbsp to Ohm
- tbsp to Oxhoft
- tbsp to Russian vodka bottle
- tbsp to Scheffel
- tbsp to Seidel
- tbsp to Swedish stop
- tbsp to almud
- tbsp to almude
- tbsp to azumbre
- tbsp to bochka
- tbsp to boisseau
- tbsp to canada
- tbsp to chetverik
- tbsp to chopine
- tbsp to copa
- tbsp to demiard
- tbsp to feuillette
- tbsp to garnets
- tbsp to kanna
- tbsp to kappe
- tbsp to kruzhka
- tbsp to moio
- tbsp to muid
- tbsp to osmina
- tbsp to posson
- tbsp to quartaut
- tbsp to quartilho
- tbsp to roquille
- tbsp to setier
- tbsp to shkalik
- tbsp to tunna
- tbsp to velte
Everyday comparisons
Convert to tablespoons
- Liters to tablespoons
- Gallons to tablespoons
- Milliliters to tablespoons
- Cups to tablespoons
- Fluid ounces to tablespoons
- Teaspoons to tablespoons
- Cubic meters to tablespoons
- Pints to tablespoons
- Quarts to tablespoons
- Cubic centimeters to tablespoons
- Cubic feet to tablespoons
- Imperial gallons to tablespoons
Frequently asked questions
What is a tablespoon?
The US tablespoon is half a US fluid ounce, or three teaspoons, about 14.8 mL.
How is the tablespoon defined?
½ US fluid ounce, 3 teaspoons (about 14.787 mL).
How many liters are in a tablespoon?
One tablespoon equals 0.01478676478 liters.
How many gallons are in a tablespoon?
One tablespoon equals 0.00390625 gallons.
How many milliliters are in a tablespoon?
One tablespoon equals 14.78676478 milliliters.