Tablespoons to Cups Converter

Convert between tablespoons, cups, teaspoons and fluid ounces, both ways, with exact kitchen amounts. Handy when a recipe lists one unit but you measure in another. A free tablespoons to cups converter that runs in your browser, with no sign-up.

Switch between tablespoons, cups, teaspoons and fluid ounces when a recipe and your measuring set disagree. Enter one amount and read it in the others, both ways. There are 16 tablespoons in a cup and 3 teaspoons in a tablespoon, and this handles the fractions so you do not have to.

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16 tablespoons = 1 cups

Tablespoons to cups — quick reference

4 tbsp
1/4 cup
5.33 tbsp
1/3 cup
8 tbsp
1/2 cup
12 tbsp
3/4 cup
16 tbsp
1 cup

How to use it

  1. 1

    Enter an amount

    Type the number you have in tablespoons, cups, teaspoons or fluid ounces.

  2. 2

    Read the conversions

    See the equivalent in the other units at once, so you can use whichever your tools measure.

  3. 3

    Scale as needed

    Change the amount to convert a whole ingredient list quickly.

When it comes in handy

Following a recipe

Turn tablespoons into cups when a recipe and your measuring tools disagree.

Scaling down

Break a cup amount into tablespoons and teaspoons for a smaller batch.

Quick kitchen maths

Check how many tablespoons make a cup without looking it up each time.

Instant, exact & 100% in your browser

The conversion runs right here in your browser using exact, standard factors. Nothing you type is sent to a server, there is no sign-up and no limit, and once the page has loaded it keeps working even with no connection.

Frequently asked questions

How many tablespoons are in a cup?
There are 16 tablespoons in one US cup, so 8 tablespoons is half a cup and 4 tablespoons is a quarter cup. The converter handles the exact figures both ways, including teaspoons and fluid ounces.
How many teaspoons in a tablespoon?
One tablespoon is 3 teaspoons. So a recipe asking for a tablespoon can be measured as three level teaspoons if you do not have a tablespoon to hand.
Are US and metric tablespoons the same?
They are close but not identical: a US tablespoon is about 14.8 ml while a metric tablespoon is 15 ml, and an Australian tablespoon is 20 ml. The difference is small for most cooking, and the converter uses standard US measures.

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