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⚖️ Weight & Mass Converter

Instantly convert between kilograms, grams, milligrams, metric tons, pounds, ounces, stone, US & UK tons, carats and grains. Get live results, a full conversion table, batch conversion for multiple values, and the exact formulas used.

✔ 11 Units Supported
✔ Batch Conversion
✔ Formula & Reference Tables
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About This Calculator

This calculator converts weight and mass instantly between kilograms, grams, milligrams, metric tons, pounds, ounces, stone, US tons (short), UK tons (long), carats and grains, using internationally accepted conversion constants. Results update live as you type, and the table below shows the same value converted into every supported unit at once.

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📊 Full Conversion Table

Your entered value converted into every supported weight unit. Click a row to set it as your target unit.

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🧮 Batch Weight Converter

Convert a whole list of weights at once. Enter one value per line — useful for shipping manifests, recipe scaling, or lab data sheets.

Weight Conversion Formula

General Formula

Result = (Value × From-Unit Factor) ÷ To-Unit Factor

Every weight unit is converted through a common base unit, the kilogram (the SI base unit for mass). Each unit has a fixed factor representing how many kilograms it equals. To convert between any two units, the calculator first converts your value into kilograms, then converts that result into the target unit.

Example: kg → lb

10 kg × 2.204623 = 22.0462 lb

Example: oz → g

5 oz × 28.349523 = 141.7476 g

📋 Quick Conversion Reference

Common weight conversions people search for most often:

Conversion Result
1 Kilogram2.20462 Pounds
1 Pound0.453592 Kilograms
1 Gram0.035274 Ounces
1 Ounce28.3495 Grams
1 Stone6.35029 Kilograms / 14 Pounds
1 Kilogram0.157473 Stone
1 Metric Ton1,000 Kilograms
1 US Ton (short)907.185 Kilograms
1 UK Ton (long)1,016.05 Kilograms
1 Carat0.2 Grams
1 Grain0.0648 Grams

⚖️ Weight Units Explained

Unit Symbol System Common Use Equals (kg)

🔬 Weight vs Mass: What's the Difference?

In everyday language, "weight" and "mass" are used interchangeably, and that's exactly how this calculator treats them — converting kilograms, pounds, grams and similar units as measures of how much matter an object contains.

In physics, however, the two are distinct. Mass is the amount of matter in an object and stays constant everywhere in the universe. Weight is the force gravity exerts on that mass, measured in Newtons, and it changes depending on gravitational pull — an object weighs less on the Moon than on Earth even though its mass is unchanged.

Units like the kilogram and pound are technically units of mass, but they are colloquially called "weight" in trade, cooking, medicine, and fitness — which is the convention this converter follows.

🌍 Imperial vs Metric Weight Systems

Most of the world uses the metric system (kilograms, grams) for weight, while the United States primarily uses the imperial/US customary system (pounds, ounces). The United Kingdom uses a mix of both, with stone still common for body weight.

📐 Metric System

  • Base unit: kilogram (kg)
  • Decimal-based, easy scaling (mg → g → kg → t)
  • Used by most countries worldwide
  • Standard for science, medicine, and international trade

📏 Imperial / US Customary

  • Base units: pound (lb) and ounce (oz)
  • Non-decimal ratios (16 oz = 1 lb, 14 lb = 1 stone)
  • Used mainly in the US, and partly in the UK
  • Common in cooking, body weight, and retail (US/UK)

How to Use This Weight Converter

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Enter a Value

Type the weight you want to convert into the value field.

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Choose Units

Select the unit you're converting from and the unit you want to convert to.

See Live Results

The converted value updates instantly as you type or change units.

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Check the Full Table

View your value converted into all 11 supported weight units at once, or convert a whole list with the batch tool.

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