About this converter
Capacitance measures how much electric charge a component stores per volt of potential difference. Farad (F) is the SI unit, 1 µF equals 0.000001 F, 1 nF equals 0.000000001 F, and 1 C/V equals exactly 1 F.
This converter supports SI prefix capacitance units, coulomb per volt, abfarad, statfarad, and EMU/ESU capacitance units. Electronics engineers, circuit designers, RF technicians, physics students, and repair technicians use these conversions for capacitor markings, schematics, filters, timing circuits, and electrostatic references.
How to Use This Converter
- Enter the capacitance value.
- Select the source unit from the From menu.
- Select the target unit from the To menu.
- Read the converted result and formula line.
- Use Swap to reverse the selected units.
Units Covered
| Unit | Symbol | Common Use |
|---|---|---|
| Farad | F | SI capacitance and circuit equations. |
| Exafarad | EF | Extremely large scale conversions. |
| Petafarad | PF | Very large scientific scale references. |
| Terafarad | TF | Large theoretical capacitance values. |
| Gigafarad | GF | Large scale conversion checks. |
| Megafarad | MF | Large capacitance and supercapacitor scale references. |
| Kilofarad | kF | Supercapacitors and large energy storage systems. |
| Hectofarad | hF | SI prefix scale conversion. |
| Dekafarad | daF | SI prefix scale conversion. |
| Decifarad | dF | Decimal capacitance scale conversion. |
| Centifarad | cF | Small SI prefix conversion values. |
| Millifarad | mF | Large capacitors and power electronics. |
| Microfarad | µF | Common capacitor markings and electronics repair. |
| Nanofarad | nF | Filters, timing circuits, and signal electronics. |
| Picofarad | pF | RF circuits, tuning capacitors, and small parasitic values. |
| Femtofarad | fF | IC design and very small parasitic capacitance. |
| Attofarad | aF | Ultra-small scientific scale references. |
| Coulomb per volt | C/V | Definition form of capacitance. |
| Abfarad | abF | CGS electromagnetic capacitance references. |
| EMU of capacitance | EMU | Electromagnetic unit system references. |
| Statfarad | stF | CGS electrostatic capacitance references. |
| ESU of capacitance | ESU | Electrostatic unit system references. |
Farads to Microfarads Conversion Table
| From | To |
|---|---|
| 0.000000001 F | 0.001 µF |
| 0.00000001 F | 0.01 µF |
| 0.0000001 F | 0.1 µF |
| 0.000001 F | 1 µF |
| 0.0000047 F | 4.7 µF |
| 0.00001 F | 10 µF |
| 0.000047 F | 47 µF |
| 0.0001 F | 100 µF |
| 0.001 F | 1,000 µF |
| 0.01 F | 10,000 µF |
How to Convert Farads to Microfarads
Farads to microfarads
For example, 0.000047 F x 1,000,000 = 47 µF.
Microfarads to farads
For example, 2200 µF / 1,000,000 = 0.0022 F.
When You Need to Convert Capacitance
Capacitor markings and schematics often mix µF, nF, and pF. A 0.047 µF capacitor equals 47 nF or 47,000 pF, which helps when matching replacement parts.
Power electronics and supercapacitor systems may use millifarads or farads, while control circuits use microfarads. A 0.1 F supercapacitor equals 100,000 µF.
Physics references may use statfarad or abfarad. Since these CGS units are far from everyday electronics values, converting them to farads first prevents scale mistakes in electrostatic calculations.