🧪 pt to fl oz — US Pint to Fluid Ounce Converter

Convert volume units — liters, gallons, cups, milliliters, cubic meters, pints, quarts.

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Formula 1 pt = 16 fl oz
UnitNameValue
L Liter 0.473176
mL Milliliter 473.176
Cubic Meter 0.000473176
gal(US) US Gallon 0.12499993
gal(UK) UK Gallon 0.10408417
qt US Quart 0.49999947
cup US Cup 2
fl oz Fluid Ounce 16
Last updated: March 2026

US Pint to Fluid Ounce Conversion Table

Common us pint values converted to fluid ounce — factor: 1 pt = 16 fl oz

US Pint (pt)Fluid Ounce (fl oz)Context
0.0625 pt1 fl ozTablespoon
0.125 pt2 fl ozQuarter cup
0.25 pt4 fl ozHalf cup
0.5 pt8 fl ozOne cup
1 pt16 fl ozPint glass
2 pt32 fl ozOne quart
4 pt64 fl ozHalf gallon
8 pt128 fl ozOne gallon
16 pt256 fl oz2 gallons
32 pt512 fl oz4 gallons
64 pt1,024 fl oz8 gallons
128 pt2,048 fl oz16 gallons
256 pt4,096 fl oz32 gallons
336 pt5,376 fl ozOne barrel
512 pt8,192 fl ozLarge drum

About US Pint to Fluid Ounce Conversion

Converting us pint to fluid ounce comes up frequently in cooking, chemistry, medicine, and engineering. A recipe written in metric units may need to be adapted for a kitchen using fluid ounce, or a laboratory protocol may specify volumes in us pint that need to be measured with equipment calibrated in fluid ounce.

In everyday use, knowing that 5 pt = 80 fl oz and 10 pt = 160 fl oz covers most common situations. For bulk calculations, 100 pt = 1600 fl oz is a useful anchor. The reverse conversion — fluid ounce back to us pint — uses the factor 0.0625, so 1 fl oz = 0.0625 pt.

All conversions use the internationally recognized factor of exactly 1 pt = 16 fl oz. Calculations are performed in IEEE 754 double-precision floating point, giving accuracy to at least 8 significant figures — more than sufficient for any practical application.

Quick Answer

Formula: Fluid Ounce = US Pint × 16

Multiply any us pint value by 16 to get fluid ounce. One us pint equals 16 fl oz.

Reverse: US Pint = Fluid Ounce × 0.0625

Worked Examples

One US pint
1 pt × 16 = 16 fl oz
1 US pint = 16 fl oz.
One US cup
0.5 pt × 16 = 8 fl oz
0.5 pints = 8 fl oz = 1 cup.
One US gallon
8 pt × 16 = 128 fl oz
8 pints = 128 fl oz = 1 gallon.
One fluid ounce
0.0625 pt × 16 = 1 fl oz
0.0625 pints = 1 fl oz.

Mental Math Tricks

× 16 exactly

Pints × 16 = fluid ounces. One pint = exactly 16 fl oz.

Easy scaling

½ pt = 8 fl oz = 1 cup, 2 pt = 32 fl oz = 1 quart.

Reverse

fl oz ÷ 16 = pints.

Who Uses This Conversion?

Bartender

Serves draft beer in pint glasses, the standard US serving at 16 fl oz.

Blood Bank Tech

Collects whole blood donations at roughly one US pint (473 mL) per standard unit.

Farmers Market Vendor

Sells fresh berries and herbs in pint containers, the US standard berry basket.

Ice Cream Shop Owner

Portions premium ice cream into pint containers for take-home sales.

Home Cook

Follows American baking recipes calling for a pint of cream, stock, or buttermilk.

Paramedic

Estimates blood loss in pints as a rapid clinical gauge during emergency response.

Frequently Asked Questions

About US Pint and Fluid Ounce

US Pint (pt)

The US liquid pint is one-eighth of a US gallon, exactly 16 fluid ounces or 473.176 mL. Its name comes from Old French pinte. The pint has been a standard tavern measure since at least the 14th century.

Pints remain the defining unit for beer serving sizes in many countries. A US pint is 16 fl oz, while the UK pint is 568 mL. Blood banks measure donations in pints.

Interesting fact: 'A pint's a pound, the world around' is a US mnemonic. A pint of water weighs approximately one pound (actually 1.043 lb).

Fluid Ounce (fl oz)

The US fluid ounce is defined as 1/128 of a US gallon, exactly 29.5735 mL. The US and UK fl oz differ: the US is 29.57 mL while the Imperial fl oz is 28.41 mL.

Fluid ounces appear on every US beverage container: a soda can is 12 fl oz, a water bottle is 16.9 fl oz, and a US shot glass is 1.5 fl oz.

Interesting fact: Despite sharing the name 'ounce', the fluid ounce measures volume, not weight. One fl oz of water weighs about 1.04 oz, but one fl oz of honey weighs about 1.5 oz.