About the Weight Converter
What is the Weight Converter?
This weight converter handles metric, imperial and traditional Indian units such as the tola and quintal.
Pick your units to get the converted value, the conversion factor and a full table of equivalents.
How to use the Weight Converter
- Value (sample: 1)
- From (sample: Kilogram (kg))
- To (sample: Pound (lb))
- Press Convert (results also refresh as you type). The result card shows the Converted Value, along with Result, Conversion factor and Reverse factor.
Formula used
Result = Value × (kg per from-unit) ÷ (kg per to-unit)
- 1 pound = 0.45359237 kg exactly
- 1 ounce = 28.3495 g
- 1 quintal = 100 kg
- 1 tola = 11.6638 g
Worked example
These are the sample values already filled in the calculator above, and the result it returns for them:
| Input | Sample value |
|---|---|
| Value | 1 |
| From | Kilogram (kg) |
| To | Pound (lb) |
| Result | Value |
|---|---|
| Converted Value | 2.204623 lb |
| Result | 1 kg = 2.20462 lb |
| Conversion factor | 1 kg = 2.2046226 lb |
| Reverse factor | 1 lb = 0.45359237 kg |
Tips for using the Weight Converter
- Precious metals use troy ounces (31.1 g), not ordinary ounces – use the gold converter for them.
- A US short ton (907 kg) and a UK long ton (1,016 kg) differ from the metric tonne (1,000 kg).