One nanofarad is exactly 0.001 microfarads, so converting nanofarads to microfarads is a single multiplication. Enter any figure and the result appears as you type — the arithmetic runs in your browser, so nothing is sent anywhere.
Nanofarads sit in the awkward middle of capacitor labelling: the same part may be printed 100 nF, 0.1 µF or 104. Microfarads cover electrolytics, motor-run capacitors and audio coupling — the values most repair jobs deal with.
Capacitor labelling. The same part may be printed 100 nF, 0.1 uF, or the three-digit code 104, and all three mean the same component. Nanofarads are the awkward middle: European schematics favour nF, American ones favour uF. The tables underneath give both a plain step-by-step lookup and a list of real quantities expressed in microfarads, so you can sanity-check whether your answer is a plausible size.
The formula
nanofarads- The amount you are converting, in nanofarads
0.001- The exact number of microfarads in one nanofarad
microfarads- The converted result
How it works, step by step
- Enter the value in nanofarads.
- It is multiplied by 0.001, the exact factor between the two units.
- The answer is shown in microfarads, with the reverse conversion beneath it.
- Check the reference table if you want a figure of comparable size.
Worked examples
Audio coupling capacitor: 1000 nF in microfarads
At 1000 nF (audio coupling capacitor), the same quantity in microfarads is 1000 × 0.001 = 1 µF. One nanofarad is 0.001 microfarads, so the numbers shrink as expected.
Decoupling capacitor: 100 nF in microfarads
Decoupling capacitor comes to about 100 nF. Multiplying by the factor: 100 × 0.001 = 0.1 µF. Dividing the answer back by 0.001 returns the figure you started with, which is the quickest way to check you have the factor the right way up.
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Frequently asked questions
How many microfarads are in one nanofarad?
Exactly 0.001. Every figure on this page is that one number multiplied by your input, so the only rounding is at the display step.
What is the formula to convert nanofarads to microfarads?
microfarads = nanofarads × 0.001. Reversed, nanofarads = microfarads ÷ 0.001, which is the same as multiplying by 1000.
Which is the bigger unit, the nanofarad or the microfarad?
The microfarad. One nanofarad is only 0.001 of a microfarad, so it takes 1000 nanofarads to make one microfarad.
What does this quantity actually measure?
Both units measure how much charge a component stores per volt. That is why a single factor is enough: there is no temperature offset and no material property involved, unlike conversions that cross between different quantities.
What is a nanofarad?
Nanofarads sit in the awkward middle of capacitor labelling: the same part may be printed 100 nF, 0.1 µF or 104.
What is a microfarad?
Microfarads cover electrolytics, motor-run capacitors and audio coupling — the values most repair jobs deal with.
Why does my answer differ from another converter?
Almost always because the other tool rounded the factor before multiplying. This page keeps full double precision through the calculation and rounds only for display, and it prints the factor it used so you can see where any difference came from.
Nanofarads to microfarads reference tables
| Nanofarads | Microfarads |
|---|---|
| 0.5 nF | 0.0005 µF |
| 1 nF | 0.001 µF |
| 2 nF | 0.002 µF |
| 3 nF | 0.003 µF |
| 5 nF | 0.005 µF |
| 10 nF | 0.01 µF |
| 20 nF | 0.02 µF |
| 25 nF | 0.025 µF |
| 50 nF | 0.05 µF |
| 75 nF | 0.075 µF |
| 100 nF | 0.1 µF |
| 250 nF | 0.25 µF |
| 500 nF | 0.5 µF |
| 1000 nF | 1 µF |
| 5000 nF | 5 µF |
Exact factor: 1 nanofarad = 0.001 microfarads.
| Quantity | nF | µF |
|---|---|---|
| Crystal load capacitor | 0.022 nF | 2.2e-05 µF |
| Decoupling capacitor | 100 nF | 0.1 µF |
| Audio coupling capacitor | 1000 nF | 1 µF |
| Motor-run capacitor | 2.5e+04 nF | 25 µF |
| Power supply smoothing capacitor | 4.7e+06 nF | 4700 µF |
| Supercapacitor cell | 1e+09 nF | 1e+06 µF |
Published reference values, converted with the same factor this page uses.