Convert quarts to pints

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One quart holds two pints, so you double the number of quarts. Enter a value and the result appears as you type: 5 qt gives ten pints. The same ratio applies to the US liquid, the US dry and the imperial measure, and only the number of millilitres differs.

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How many pints are in a quart?

One quart holds two pints. You multiply the number of quarts by two: pints = quarts × 2.

The ratio is the same in all three systems where both names are still in use. The American tables of units print “2 pints = 1 quart” under liquid measure[1]. How many millilitres the volume comes to depends on the type of quart. The pint count stays the same.

For the other direction use the pints to quarts converter, and for the quart’s place among larger measures the quarts to gallons converter.

What is a quart and what is a pint?

The quart and the pint are two neighbouring measures in the same series. A quart takes up 57.75 cubic inches and a pint takes up 28.875 cubic inches[1]. The factor of two follows directly from those two figures.

The pint also has a second definition, written in ounces. A US liquid pint counts sixteen fluid ounces and an imperial pint counts twenty imperial fluid ounces[1]. A US quart therefore holds 32 fluid ounces and an imperial quart 40 imperial fluid ounces.

Alongside this the American system has a second series for goods sold by volume. A dry quart takes up 67.2006 cubic inches and a dry pint 33.6003 cubic inches[1]. The split into two halves stays the same there.

The English encyclopaedia entry states each relation on its own line: “1 US liquid pint ≡ 1/8 US gallon ≡ 1/2 US liquid quart ≡ 473.176473 millilitres” and “1 imperial pint ≡ 1/8 imperial gallon ≡ 1/2 imperial quart ≡ 568.26125 millilitres”[2]. Turning a pint into kitchen measures is the job of the pints to cups converter.

Quarts to pints conversion table

The pints in the table are the quart count times two, and the half-pints are the quart count times four. A half-pint is a quarter of a quart and has packaging of its own in the United States.
QuartsPintsHalf-pints
0.25 qt0.5 pt1
0.5 qt1 pt2
0.75 qt1.5 pt3
1 qt2 pt4
1.5 qt3 pt6
2 qt4 pt8
2.5 qt5 pt10
2.7 qt5.4 pt10.8
3 qt6 pt12
3.5 qt7 pt14
4 qt8 pt16
4.5 qt9 pt18
5 qt10 pt20
5.5 qt11 pt22
6 qt12 pt24
7 qt14 pt28
7.5 qt15 pt30
8 qt16 pt32
9 qt18 pt36
9.5 qt19 pt38
10 qt20 pt40
11 qt22 pt44
12 qt24 pt48
13 qt26 pt52
14 qt28 pt56
15 qt30 pt60
16 qt32 pt64
17 qt34 pt68
18 qt36 pt72
20 qt40 pt80
23 qt46 pt92
24 qt48 pt96
30 qt60 pt120
40 qt80 pt160
48 qt96 pt192
50 qt100 pt200
58 qt116 pt232
60 qt120 pt240
61 qt122 pt244
100 qt200 pt400
Values between the rows are handled by the converter in the field above. A quarter of a quart gives half a pint, and three quarters of a quart give one and a half pints.

How many pints does an American package hold?

The American model packaging and labeling regulation names half-pint and half-gallon containers for fluid dairy products, ice cream and similar frozen desserts, and half-pint, pint, quart, half-gallon and gallon bottles for milk and milk products[3]. The canning jar rows come from the recommendations of the American home food preservation centre[4].
PackagePintsQuarts
Half-pint milk carton0.5 pt0.25 qt
Half-pint cream tub0.5 pt0.25 qt
Pint milk bottle1 pt0.5 qt
Quart milk bottle2 pt1 qt
Half-gallon ice cream tub4 pt2 qt
Gallon milk jug8 pt4 qt
Half-pint canning jar0.5 pt0.25 qt
Pint canning jar1 pt0.5 qt
Pint-and-a-half canning jar1.5 pt0.75 qt
Quart canning jar2 pt1 qt
Half-gallon canning jar4 pt2 qt

How much does a pint hold in each of the three systems?

The rows show the three pints a quart splits into within its own system of measure. The pint count per quart is two in all three, and the converter multiplies by that number.
System of measurePint in cubic inchesPint in millilitresPints per quart
US liquid28.875 in³473.18 ml2
US dry33.6003 in³550.61 ml2
British (imperial)34.6774 in³568.26 ml2
The capacity of a quart in litres for any number of quarts is given by the quarts to liters converter. The capacity of any number of pints in millilitres is given by the pints to ml converter.

Which number formats does this converter handle?

The field accepts each of these formats and converts it, so you don’t need to tidy a number before you paste it. The table shows what the converter does with each one, and the converter worked out the results itself.
What you typeWhat the converter showsHow we read it
2.55 ptThe point is the decimal separator, so this is two and a half quarts.
2,55 ptA comma followed by one digit is a European decimal comma, so we read it as two and a half.
1,5003000 ptThree digits after the comma mark a thousands separator, so we count one thousand five hundred quarts. The note “Read as 1500. If you meant 1.5, type 1.5.” appears under the field.
1.5003 ptA single point is always read as the decimal point, so this is one and a half quarts. The note “Read as 1.5. If you meant 1500, type 1500.” appears under the field.
1 5003000 ptA space between the thousands is skipped, so this is one thousand five hundred quarts as well.
3/41.5 ptWe convert a fraction with a slash directly, so it doesn’t need to become 0.75 first.
1½3 ptA ½ character copied from a recipe or a label is added to the number in front of it.
2 qt4 ptA unit copied from a label along with the number is ignored, and we convert the value alone.

How do you convert quarts to pints?

The whole calculation is a single multiplication. You will learn where to find the number of quarts and how to enter a fraction when a recipe writes it with a slash.

  1. Read the number of quarts

    On an American package it stands next to qt or next to the word quart.

  2. Multiply that number by two

    Three quarts give six pints. Six quarts give twelve pints. A whole number of quarts always gives an even number of pints, because each quart equals exactly two.

  3. Enter a fraction of a quart the way the recipe writes it

    A quarter of a quart entered as 1/4 gives half a pint.

  4. Take the result further

    The Copy result button puts the number on the clipboard. The Swap order button turns the tool round to convert pints to quarts, and the Clear all button empties both fields.

When does an American package say pints and when quarts?

The volume on an American label follows the model packaging and labeling regulation, which states can adopt under their own weights and measures laws. For contents of one pint or more but less than one gallon the regulation asks for the largest whole unit. That can be quarts, quarts and pints together or pints on their own, with any remainder given in fluid ounces or as a fraction of the pint or quart[3].

This is where the shelf gets its wording. A carton holding two pints reads 1 qt, because the quart is the larger whole unit here. A carton holding one pint reads 1 pt. The regulation also allows two quarts to be declared as half a gallon[3].

Dairy products, ice cream and frozen desserts have a clause of their own. On a half-pint container the label may read 1/2 pt in place of eight fluid ounces, and on a half-gallon container 1/2 gal in place of sixty-four ounces[3].

Three small American milk cartons, the front one printed Half Pint 236 mL
The bottom of the carton carries the net contents as “Half Pint (236 mL)”. At this capacity the model regulation allows a half pint to be declared in place of eight fluid ounces, and a half pint is a quarter of a quart. Photo: Shannon VanDenHeuvel, Unsplash.

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Sources

  1. Handbook 44, Appendix C: General Tables of Units of Measurement, 2026 edition — National Institute of Standards and Technology
  2. Pint — Wikipedia
  3. Handbook 130, Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulation, 2026 edition — National Institute of Standards and Technology
  4. Recommended Jars and Lids — National Center for Home Food Preservation, University of Georgia
  5. 7 CFR 215.8: reimbursement payments in the Special Milk Program — Office of the Federal Register

Every figure in the tables was computed from the unit definitions and checked arithmetically before publication. Historical values and the names of local units come from the sources listed above.

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Frequently asked questions about quarts and pints

Does an imperial quart also hold two pints?

Yes. The full table of British measures of capacity prints “2 pints = 1 quart” just as the American table does[1]. The quarts to ml converter gives that figure for any number of quarts.

How many half-pints fit in a quart?

Four. A half-pint is eight fluid ounces, which is a quarter of a quart. The American Special Milk Program settles its accounts in that measure and sets a rate for each half-pint[5].

What do qt and pt mean on an American package?

qt stands for quart and pt stands for pint.

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