Capacitance Converter
Capacitance is how much electric charge a component stores per volt applied. The SI unit is the farad, which is enormous in practice — real capacitors are rated in microfarads, nanofarads, and picofarads. Supercapacitors are the exception and are rated in whole farads.
20 units supported Base unit farad (F)
Multiply the number of farads by 1000000 to get microfarads. How this is calculated
About capacitance conversion
Capacitance conversion is commonly needed when filter design, power supplies, timing circuits, and touch sensing.
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Convert Farad to other capacitance units
1 F expressed in every other capacitance unit on this site.
- Farad F 1
- Kilofarad kF 0.001
- Millifarad mF 1,000
- Microfarad µF 1,000,000
- Nanofarad nF 1,000,000,000
- Picofarad pF 1,000,000,000,000
- Femtofarad fF 1,000,000,000,000,000
- Coulomb per Volt C/V 1
- Exafarad EF 1e-18
- Petafarad PF 1e-15
- Terafarad TF 1e-12
- Megafarad MF 0.000001
- Hectofarad hF 0.01
- Dekafarad daF 0.1
- Decifarad dF 10
- Centifarad cF 100
- Attofarad aF 1e+18
- Abfarad abF 1e-9
- Statfarad statF 898,755,180,000
- Centimeter (capacitance) cm 898,755,180,000
Complete list of capacitance units
All 20 units this converter supports, each stated against the farad (F).
| Unit | Symbol | System | In farads | Conversions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farad | F | SI | base unit (F) | farads to uf |
| Kilofarad | kF | SI | 1 kF = 1,000 F | — |
| Millifarad | mF | SI | 1 mF = 0.001 F | — |
| Microfarad | µF | SI | 1 µF = 0.000001 F | uf to nfuf to pf |
| Nanofarad | nF | SI | 1 nF = 1e-9 F | nf to uf |
| Picofarad | pF | SI | 1 pF = 1e-12 F | pf to uf |
| Femtofarad | fF | SI | 1 fF = 1e-15 F | — |
| Coulomb per Volt | C/V | SI | 1 C/V = 1 F | — |
| Exafarad | EF | SI | 1 EF = 1e+18 F | — |
| Petafarad | PF | SI | 1 PF = 1e+15 F | — |
| Terafarad | TF | SI | 1 TF = 1,000,000,000,000 F | — |
| Megafarad | MF | SI | 1 MF = 1,000,000 F | — |
| Hectofarad | hF | SI | 1 hF = 100 F | — |
| Dekafarad | daF | SI | 1 daF = 10 F | — |
| Decifarad | dF | SI | 1 dF = 0.1 F | — |
| Centifarad | cF | SI | 1 cF = 0.01 F | — |
| Attofarad | aF | SI | 1 aF = 1e-18 F | — |
| Abfarad | abF | Other | 1 abF = 1,000,000,000 F | — |
| Statfarad | statF | Other | 1 statF = 1.112650056e-12 F | — |
| Centimeter (capacitance) | cm | Other | 1 cm = 1.112650056e-12 F | — |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the base unit for capacitance?
Capacitance conversions on this site are calculated against the farad (F).
Which capacitance units can I convert?
You can convert between 20 units, including farad, kilofarad, millifarad, microfarad, and more.
Where is capacitance conversion useful?
It is commonly needed when filter design, power supplies, timing circuits, and touch sensing.
Does this converter mix measurement systems?
The converter supports SI, Other units and keeps their exact definitions separate so results stay accurate.
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Conversion factors are based on internationally agreed unit definitions. See our methodology and sources for details on how these values are verified.