Liters to Milliliters Converter (L to mL)
1 L = 1,000 mL exactly. Convert liters to milliliters (and cc) for bottles, recipes and engine sizes, with liter and milliliter charts.
Milliliter (mL) = Liter (L) × 1000
Liter (L): The liter is the metric unit of volume accepted for use with the SI. Since 1964 it has been defined as exactly one cubic decimeter, which is 1,000 cubic centimeters.
Milliliter (mL): A milliliter is one thousandth of a liter and exactly the same volume as one cubic centimeter. There are 1,000 microliters in a milliliter and 1,000 milliliters in a liter.
| Liter (L) | Milliliter (mL) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1000 |
| 5 | 5000 |
| 10 | 10000 |
| 25 | 25000 |
| 50 | 50000 |
| 100 | 100000 |
The liter suits shop shelves and fuel pumps, but smaller jobs call for milliliters: a recipe step, a dose of liquid plant food, a reading on a measuring jug. The prefix milli- means one thousandth, so a liter holds exactly 1,000 mL, and converting means multiplying by 1,000, which moves the decimal point three places to the right.
Because a milliliter is the same volume as a cubic centimeter, the result also reads as cc. That is how engine sizes cross over: a car badged 1.6 L has a displacement of about 1,600 cc, rounded by the maker. Wine and sparkling-wine bottles come in fixed liter sizes, which the table converts to the milliliter figure printed on most labels.
How to use this tool
- Type a value in the Liter box to see it in milliliters, or type in the Milliliter box to convert the other way.
- Press ⇄ to swap the two units, or Load example for a typical value.
- Check the charts below for common values; for other units, open the Volume converter.
Formula
Milliliter (mL) = Liter (L) × 1000
Liter (L) = Milliliter (mL) × 0.001
Both factors come from exact definitions: 1 milliliter = 0.001 liters and 1 liter = 1000 milliliters (shown to 12 significant digits).
Example
Two conversions worked with the same factors the converter uses:
1.5 L × 1000 = 1500 mL
330 mL × 0.001 = 0.33 L
Liter to Milliliter chart
Common values from liters to milliliters, rounded to four decimal places.
| Liter (L) | Milliliter (mL) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 10 |
| 0.025 | 25 |
| 0.05 | 50 |
| 0.1 | 100 |
| 0.125 | 125 |
| 0.2 | 200 |
| 0.25 | 250 |
| 0.33 | 330 |
| 0.355 | 355 |
| 0.375 | 375 |
| 0.4 | 400 |
| 0.5 | 500 |
| 0.6 | 600 |
| 0.75 | 750 |
| 1 | 1,000 |
| 1.25 | 1,250 |
| 1.5 | 1,500 |
| 1.75 | 1,750 |
| 2 | 2,000 |
| 2.5 | 2,500 |
| 3 | 3,000 |
| 4 | 4,000 |
| 5 | 5,000 |
Milliliter to Liter chart
The reverse direction for values people often look up.
| Milliliter (mL) | Liter (L) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.001 |
| 5 | 0.005 |
| 15 | 0.015 |
| 35 | 0.035 |
| 65 | 0.065 |
| 90 | 0.09 |
| 180 | 0.18 |
| 275 | 0.275 |
| 440 | 0.44 |
| 650 | 0.65 |
| 900 | 0.9 |
| 1,200 | 1.2 |
| 3,000 | 3 |
Wine bottles and engines sized in liters
| Item | Liter (L) | Milliliter (mL) |
|---|---|---|
| Drinks can, common European size | 0.33 | 330 |
| Half bottle of wine | 0.375 | 375 |
| Standard bottle of wine | 0.75 | 750 |
| Magnum (two standard bottles) | 1.5 | 1,500 |
| Car engine badged 1.6 L | 1.6 | 1,600 |
| Champagne jeroboam | 3 | 3,000 |
Quick mental estimate
Shift the decimal point three places right: 0.355 L → 355 mL, 1.75 L → 1,750 mL. Write in zeros when the digits run out, so 0.05 L becomes 50 mL. The conversion is exact.
Use the converter or the charts when the exact figure matters.
The two units
Liter (L): The liter is the metric unit of volume accepted for use with the SI. Since 1964 it has been defined as exactly one cubic decimeter, which is 1,000 cubic centimeters.
Milliliter (mL): A milliliter is one thousandth of a liter and exactly the same volume as one cubic centimeter. There are 1,000 microliters in a milliliter and 1,000 milliliters in a liter.
Frequently asked questions
Is a liter the same as 1,000 cc?
Yes. One milliliter is exactly one cubic centimeter, so 1 L = 1,000 mL = 1,000 cc. Medical and engine specifications tend to use cc, while food and drink labels use mL for the same volume.
Has a liter always been exactly a cubic decimeter?
No. From 1901 to 1964 the liter was defined as the volume of 1 kg of pure water at its densest and at standard atmospheric pressure, which made it about 28 parts per million larger than a cubic decimeter. Since 1964 the liter has simply been a special name for the cubic decimeter, accepted for use with the SI.
Should liters be written with a lowercase l or a capital L?
Both are accepted SI symbols. The capital L was approved in 1979 because a lowercase l is easy to confuse with the digit 1, and US style, including NIST, uses L. The milliliter is written mL or ml.
How precise is the result?
The converter uses the exact definitions above with browser floating-point arithmetic and shows up to 12 significant digits. The charts round to four decimal places for reading.
Sources
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