Tablespoons to Cups Converter
Convert tablespoons to cups using the standard kitchen conversion: 16 tablespoons equal 1 cup. Useful when scaling recipes, measuring butter, or adjusting liquid amounts.
US = 240 ml, metric = 250 ml.
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Quick tablespoons to cups chart
- 1 tablespoon = 1/16 cup
- 2 tablespoons = 1/8 cup
- 3 tablespoons = 3/16 cup
- 4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup
- 6 tablespoons = 3/8 cup
- 8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup
- 12 tablespoons = 3/4 cup
- 16 tablespoons = 1 cup
Formula
To convert tablespoons to cups, divide the number of tablespoons by 16. tbsp ÷ 16 = cups.
When this conversion is useful
Useful when scaling recipes, measuring butter, adjusting liquids, or converting a recipe that lists tablespoons into larger cup measurements.
Assumptions
- Cup volume defaults to US (240 ml). Toggle above for metric (250 ml).
- Results are rounded to a useful precision, not full float-point values.