Capacitor µF - nF - pF Conversion Chart

When reading schematics, working on projects and buying capacitors, you often must convert between µF, nF and pF.

Electrolytic capacitors are usually expressed in terms of µF (microfarads). Short forms for micro farad include µF, uF, mfd, MFD, MF and UF. "µ" or "u" or "U" is shorthand for the greek letter mu which looks like a u with a tail on the left side.

Mica capacitors are usually expressed in terms of pF (micromicrofarads) (picofarads). Short forms for micromicrofarads include pF, mmfd, MMFD, MMF, uuF and PF. A pF is one-millionth of a µF.

In between a pF and a µF is a nF which is one-one thousands of a µF. Converting back and forth between µF, nF and pF can be confusing with all the decimal points. Below is a µF - nF- pF conversion chart.

To use this table, just read the values across. For example, 1µF is same 1,000nF or 1,000,000pF.

* The asterisks are just to identify commonly used values for tube/valve guitar amps.

µF/ MFD	nF	pF/ MMFD	Code
	1µF / MFD	1000nF	1000000pF(MMFD)	105
	0.82µF / MFD	820nF	820000pF (MMFD)	824
	0.8µF / MFD	800nF	800000pF (MMFD)	804
	0.7µF / MFD	700nF	700000pF (MMFD)	704
	0.68µF / MFD	680nF	680000pF (MMFD)	684
	0.6µF / MFD	600nF	600000pF (MMFD)	604
	0.56µF / MFD	560nF	560000pF (MMFD)	564
	0.5µF / MFD	500nF	500000pF (MMFD)	504
	0.47µF / MFD	470nF	470000pF (MMFD)	474
	0.4µF / MFD	400nF	400000pF (MMFD)	404
	0.39µF / MFD	390nF	390000pF (MMFD)	394
	0.33µF / MFD	330nF	330000pF (MMFD)	334
	0.3µF / MFD	300nF	300000pF (MMFD)	304
	0.27µF / MFD	270nF	270000pF (MMFD)	274
	0.25µF / MFD	250nF	250000pF (MMFD)	254
	0.22µF / MFD	220nF	220000pF (MMFD)	224
	0.2µF / MFD	200nF	200000pF (MMFD)	204
	0.18µF / MFD	180nF	180000pF (MMFD)	184
	0.15µF / MFD	150nF	150000pF (MMFD)	154
	0.12µF / MFD	120nF	120000pF (MMFD)	124
*	0.1µF / MFD	100nF	100000pF (MMFD)	104
	0.082µF / MFD	82nF	82000pF (MMFD)	823
	0.08µF / MFD	80nF	80000pF (MMFD)	803
	0.07µF / MFD	70nF	70000pF (MMFD)	703
	0.068µF / MFD	68nF	68000pF (MMFD)	683
	0.06µF / MFD	60nF	60000pF (MMFD)	603
	0.056µF / MFD	56nF	56000pF (MMFD)	563
	0.05µF / MFD	50nF	50000pF (MMFD)	503
	0.047µF / MFD	47nF	47000pF (MMFD)	473
	0.04µF / MFD	40nF	40000pF (MMFD)	403
	0.039µF / MFD	39nF	39000pF (MMFD)	393
	0.033µF / MFD	33nF	33000pF (MMFD)	333
	0.03µF / MFD	30nF	30000pF (MMFD)	303
	0.027µF / MFD	27nF	27000pF (MMFD)	273
	0.025µF / MFD	25nF	25000pF (MMFD)	253
*	0.022µF / MFD	22nF	22000pF (MMFD)	223
	0.02µF / MFD	20nF	20000pF (MMFD)	203
	0.018µF / MFD	18nF	18000pF (MMFD)	183
	0.015µF / MFD	15nF	15000pF (MMFD)	153
	0.012µF / MFD	12nF	12000pF (MMFD)	123
	0.01µF / MFD	10nF	10000pF (MMFD)	103
	0.0082µF / MFD	8.2nF	8200pF (MMFD)	822
	0.008µF / MFD	8nF	8000pF (MMFD)	802
	0.007µF / MFD	7nF	7000pF (MMFD)	702
	0.0068µF / MFD	6.8nF	6800pF (MMFD)	682
	0.006µF / MFD	6nF	6000pF (MMFD)	602
	0.0056µF / MFD	5.6nF	5600pF (MMFD)	562
	0.005µF / MFD	5nF	5000pF (MMFD)	502
	0.0047µF / MFD	4.7nF	4700pF (MMFD)	472
	0.004µF / MFD	4nF	4000pF (MMFD)	402
	0.0039µF / MFD	3.9nF	3900pF (MMFD)	392
	0.0033µF / MFD	3.3nF	3300pF (MMFD)	332
	0.003µF / MFD	3nF	3000pF (MMFD)	302
	0.0027µF / MFD	2.7nF	2700pF (MMFD)	272
	0.0025µF / MFD	2.5nF	2500pF (MMFD)	252
*	0.0022µF / MFD	2.2nF	2200pF (MMFD)	222
	0.002µF / MFD	2nF	2000pF (MMFD)	202
	0.0018µF / MFD	1.8nF	1800pF (MMFD)	182
	0.0015µF / MFD	1.5nF	1500pF (MMFD)	152
	0.0012µF / MFD	1.2nF	1200pF (MMFD)	122
	0.001µF / MFD	1nF	1000pF(MMFD)	102
	0.00082µF / MFD	0.82nF	820pF (MMFD)	821
	0.0008µF / MFD	0.8nF	800pF (MMFD)	801
	0.0007µF / MFD	0.7nF	700pF (MMFD)	701
	0.00068µF / MFD	0.68nF	680pF (MMFD)	681
	0.0006µF / MFD	0.6nF	600pF (MMFD)	601
	0.00056µF / MFD	0.56nF	560pF (MMFD)	561
	0.0005µF / MFD	0.5nF	500pF (MMFD)	501
*	0.00047µF / MFD	0.47nF	470pF (MMFD)	471
	0.0004µF / MFD	0.4nF	400pF (MMFD)	401
	0.00039µF / MFD	0.39nF	390pF (MMFD)	391
	0.00033µF / MFD	0.33nF	330pF (MMFD)	331
	0.0003µF / MFD	0.3nF	300pF (MMFD)	301
	0.00027µF / MFD	0.27nF	270pF (MMFD)	271
	0.00025µF / MFD	0.25nF	250pF (MMFD)	251
	0.00022µF / MFD	0.22nF	220pF (MMFD)	221
	0.0002µF / MFD	0.2nF	200pF (MMFD)	201
	0.00018µF / MFD	0.18nF	180pF (MMFD)	181
	0.00015µF / MFD	0.15nF	150pF (MMFD)	151
	0.00012µF / MFD	0.12nF	120pF (MMFD)	121
	0.0001µF / MFD	0.1nF	100pF (MMFD)	101
	0.000082µF / MFD	0.082nF	82pF (MMFD)	820
	0.00008µF / MFD	0.08nF	80pF (MMFD)	800
	0.00007µF / MFD	0.07nF	70pF (MMFD)	700
	0.000068µF / MFD	0.068nF	68pF (MMFD)	680
	0.00006µF / MFD	0.06nF	60pF (MMFD)	600
	0.000056µF / MFD	0.056nF	56pF (MMFD)	560
	0.00005µF / MFD	0.05nF	50pF (MMFD)	500
	0.000047µF / MFD	0.047nF	47pF (MMFD)	470
	0.00004µF / MFD	0.04nF	40pF (MMFD)	400
	0.000039µF / MFD	0.039nF	39pF (MMFD)	390
	0.000033µF / MFD	0.033nF	33pF (MMFD)	330
	0.00003µF / MFD	0.03nF	30pF (MMFD)	300
	0.000027µF / MFD	0.027nF	27pF (MMFD)	270
	0.000025µF / MFD	0.025nF	25pF (MMFD)	250
	0.000022µF / MFD	0.022nF	22pF (MMFD)	220
	0.00002µF / MFD	0.02nF	20pF (MMFD)	200
	0.000018µF / MFD	0.018nF	18pF (MMFD)	180
	0.000015µF / MFD	0.015nF	15pF (MMFD)	150
	0.000012µF / MFD	0.012nF	12pF (MMFD)	120
	0.00001µF / MFD	0.01nF	10pF (MMFD)	100
	0.0000082µF / MFD	0.0082nF	8.2pF (MMFD)
	0.000008µF / MFD	0.008nF	8pF (MMFD)
	0.000007µF / MFD	0.007nF	7pF (MMFD)
	0.0000068µF / MFD	0.0068nF	6.8pF (MMFD)
	0.000006µF / MFD	0.006nF	6pF (MMFD)
	0.0000056µF / MFD	0.0056nF	5.6pF (MMFD)
	0.000005µF / MFD	0.005nF	5pF (MMFD)
	0.0000047µF / MFD	0.0047nF	4.7pF (MMFD)
	0.000004µF / MFD	0.004nF	4pF (MMFD)
	0.0000039µF / MFD	0.0039nF	3.9pF (MMFD)
	0.0000033µF / MFD	0.0033nF	3.3pF (MMFD)
	0.000003µF / MFD	0.003nF	3pF (MMFD)
	0.0000027µF / MFD	0.0027nF	2.7pF (MMFD)
	0.0000025µF / MFD	0.0025nF	2.5pF (MMFD)
	0.0000022µF / MFD	0.0022nF	2.2pF (MMFD)
	0.000002µF / MFD	0.002nF	2pF (MMFD)
	0.0000018µF / MFD	0.0018nF	1.8pF (MMFD)
	0.0000015µF / MFD	0.0015nF	1.5pF (MMFD)
	0.0000012µF / MFD	0.0012nF	1.2pF (MMFD)
	0.000001µF / MFD	0.001nF	1pF (MMFD)