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Weight converters

Mass in metric, imperial and Indian units, including tola and quintal.

1 kg = 2.2046226 lb

All weight conversions

The units

milligram (mg)
One thousandth of a gram. Used for medicine doses and nutrition labels.
gram (g)
One thousandth of a kilogram. Used for food, post and jewellery.
kilogram (kg)
The SI base unit of mass, defined through the Planck constant since 2019.
pound (lb)
The avoirdupois pound, exactly 0.45359237 kg. Used for body weight in the US.
ounce (oz)
1/16 of a pound, about 28.35 g. Used for food portions in the US.
stone (st)
14 pounds, about 6.35 kg. Still used for body weight in the UK and Ireland.
tonne (t)
The metric ton: 1,000 kg. Used for freight, cars and crops.
carat (ct)
Exactly 200 mg. Used for gemstones (not to be confused with karat, the gold purity scale).
tola (tola)
A traditional South Asian unit for gold and silver, standardised at 11.6638 g (180 grains).
quintal (q)
100 kg in India. Used for crop yields and mandi prices, such as MSP per quintal.

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