Choosing the right weight conversion
Everyday labels often say weight even when they report mass. Kilograms and grams are metric mass units; pounds and ounces are common in the United States and in several consumer contexts elsewhere.
Use an unrounded result when checking a luggage, parcel, or material limit. For personal tracking and recipes, a sensible displayed precision is usually more useful than a long string of decimals.
Common uses
- Airline luggage and shipping limits
- Body-weight records across countries
- Recipe and package quantities
Weight converters
Use converted values confidently
- One avoirdupois pound equals exactly 0.45359237 kilogram.
- Sixteen ounces make one avoirdupois pound.
- Confirm that an ounce means mass, not a fluid ounce.