Liter conversions

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liter (unit of volume), pl. liters, abbr. L

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About liter

The liter is the original base unit of volume in the metric system equal to 0.001 cubic meters (1 L = 0.001 m³), the derived unit of volume in the International System of Units (SI).

The liter (L) is also equal to 10¹⁵ cubic micrometers (μm³), or 1,000,000 cubic millimeters (mm³) or 1,000 cubic centimeters (cm³) (units of volume in the SI), or 1,000,000 microliters (μL), or 1,000 milliliters (mL), or 10 deciliters (dL) or 0.001 kiloliters (kL), which are units of volume in the metric system.

One liter corresponds to one cubic decimeter.

1 L = 1 dm³

Symbol: L

Plural: liters

Also known as: litre (plural: litres, Int. spelling)

Subdivisions and multiples of the liter using SI prefixes

Subdivisions of the liter
Name	Symbol	Value
deciliter	dL	10^-1 L
centiliter	cL	10^-2 L
milliliter	mL	10^-3 L
microliter	μL	10^-6 L
nanoliter	nL	10^-9 L
picoliter	pL	10^-12 L
femtoliter	fL	10^-15 L
attoliter	aL	10^-18 L
zeptoliter	zL	10^-21 L
yoctoliter	yL	10^-24 L

Multiples of the liter
Name	Symbol	Value
decaliter	daL	10¹ L
hectoliter	hL	10² L
kiloliter	kL	10³ L
megaliter	ML	10⁶ L
gigaliter	GL	10⁹ L
teraliter	Tm	10¹² L
petaliter	PL	10¹⁵ L
exaliter	EL	10¹⁸ L
zettaliter	ZL	10²¹ L
yottaliter	YL	10²⁴ L

Liter conversions: a detailed list with conversions from liters to other (metric, imperial, or customary) volume measurement units is presented below.