Convert Fluid Ounces (US) to Pints
Convert Fluid Ounces (US) to Pints instantly. 1 Fluid Ounce (US) (fl oz) equals 0.0625 Pints (pt).
Fluid Ounces (US) to Pints conversion table
| Fluid Ounces (US) (fl oz) | Pints (pt) |
|---|---|
| 1 fl oz | 0.0625 pt |
| 2 fl oz | 0.125 pt |
| 3 fl oz | 0.1875 pt |
| 5 fl oz | 0.3125 pt |
| 10 fl oz | 0.625 pt |
| 20 fl oz | 1.25 pt |
| 50 fl oz | 3.125 pt |
| 100 fl oz | 6.25 pt |
| 500 fl oz | 31.25 pt |
| 1,000 fl oz | 62.5 pt |
1 Fluid Ounce (US) = 0.0625 Pints · multiply Fluid Ounces (US) by 0.0625
About converting Fluid Ounces (US) to Pints
Fluid Ounces (US) (fl oz) and Pints (pt) are both units of volume, so converting between them is a single multiplication: multiply your Fluid Ounces (US) figure by 0.0625. Ten Fluid Ounces (US) comes to 0.625 Pints, and a hundred works out at 6.25 Pints.
Rule of thumb: going from Fluid Ounces (US) to Pints divides, so the figure always shrinks — it takes about 16 Fluid Ounces (US) to make a single Pint. If your answer came out bigger, you have the conversion the wrong way round.
What is a Fluid Ounce (US)?
A fluid ounce measures volume, not weight, despite sharing a name with the ounce on a kitchen scale — the two are related only loosely, through the weight of water. The US and imperial fluid ounces are different sizes, and counterintuitively the imperial one is the smaller, even though the imperial gallon is the bigger of the two: the imperial gallon divides into 160 fluid ounces, the US gallon into just 128. The gap is small enough to slip past a reader and large enough to matter, which makes it a reliable trap in cocktail recipes and drink can sizes.
What is a Pint?
The pint is where the US-imperial split becomes most visible, because both countries still use the word every day. A US pint is 16 US fluid ounces; an imperial pint is 20 imperial fluid ounces, making the British pint the larger by about a fifth. So a pint of beer in London is meaningfully more beer than a pint in New York — the same word, a different drink, and no label anywhere warns you. The imperial pint is also one of the few imperial units still legally mandated in the UK, where draught beer and cider must be sold in pints or fractions of one.
To put both in perspective: a US shot of spirits is about one and a half fluid ounces, while a pint is the standard glass of beer in a British pub.
The converter above updates as you type, and the table lists common values for quick reference. Need the opposite direction? Use the Pints to Fluid Ounces (US) converter, or browse all Volume converters.
Frequently asked questions
How many Pints are in one Fluid Ounce (US)?
There are 0.0625 Pints in one Fluid Ounce (US).
How do I convert Fluid Ounces (US) to Pints?
Multiply the number of Fluid Ounces (US) by 0.0625. For example, 10 Fluid Ounces (US) = 0.625 Pints.
What is 100 Fluid Ounces (US) in Pints?
100 Fluid Ounces (US) is equal to 6.25 Pints.
How do I convert Pints to Fluid Ounces (US)?
Multiply the Pints value by 16 (or divide by 0.0625).
Is this Fluid Ounces (US) to Pints conversion exact?
The definition is exact — Fluid Ounces (US) and Pints are both fixed against the same base by international agreement — but the decimal shown here is rounded for readability, because the true ratio does not terminate. For engineering or scientific work, carry more decimal places than this page displays.
What is a Fluid Ounce (US)?
A fluid ounce measures volume, not weight, despite sharing a name with the ounce on a kitchen scale — the two are related only loosely, through the weight of water. The US and imperial fluid ounces are different sizes, and counterintuitively the imperial one is the smaller, even though the imperial gallon is the bigger of the two: the imperial gallon divides into 160 fluid ounces, the US gallon into just 128. The gap is small enough to slip past a reader and large enough to matter, which makes it a reliable trap in cocktail recipes and drink can sizes.
What is a Pint?
The pint is where the US-imperial split becomes most visible, because both countries still use the word every day. A US pint is 16 US fluid ounces; an imperial pint is 20 imperial fluid ounces, making the British pint the larger by about a fifth. So a pint of beer in London is meaningfully more beer than a pint in New York — the same word, a different drink, and no label anywhere warns you. The imperial pint is also one of the few imperial units still legally mandated in the UK, where draught beer and cider must be sold in pints or fractions of one.