Tablespoons to Milliliters
Convert tablespoons (tbsp) to milliliters (mL). 1 tbsp = 14.7868 mL (and 1 mL = 0.067627884 tbsp). It all runs locally in your browser.
Tablespoons to Milliliters table
| Tablespoons | Milliliters |
|---|---|
| 0.5 tbsp | 7.3934 mL |
| 1 tbsp | 14.7868 mL |
| 2 tbsp | 29.5736 mL |
| 3 tbsp | 44.3604 mL |
| 5 tbsp | 73.934 mL |
| 10 tbsp | 147.868 mL |
| 25 tbsp | 369.67 mL |
| 50 tbsp | 739.34 mL |
| 100 tbsp | 1478.68 mL |
Where this conversion shows up
Recipe and medicine territory — and another unit that quietly changes size by country. A US tablespoon is 14.79 mL, a metric tablespoon (UK/NZ/most of Europe) is 15 mL, and an Australian tablespoon is 20 mL. Liquid medicines should never be dosed with cutlery at all.
Worked example
A marinade needs 3 tablespoons of olive oil: 3 × 14.7868 = 44.4 mL. Using actual dinner-table spoons, which run anywhere from 15 to 25 mL, could put you 30% over.
Rounding and precision
The US-vs-metric difference (14.79 vs 15 mL) is invisible in cooking — treat a tablespoon as 15 mL and move on. The Australian 20 mL tablespoon is not ignorable: an Australian recipe's 3 tbsp is 4 US tablespoons.
How to convert
To convert tablespoons to milliliters, multiply by 14.7868. Need other units? Use the full Unit Converter.
FAQ
How many milliliters in a tablespoon?
1 tablespoon equals 14.7868 milliliters (mL).
How do I convert tablespoons to milliliters?
Multiply the tablespoons value by 14.7868. For example, 5 tbsp = 73.934 mL.
Why is the Australian tablespoon 20 mL?
Australia standardised the tablespoon at 4 teaspoons (4 × 5 mL) during metrication instead of 3. Recipes from Australian sites therefore mean a third more per tablespoon than US or UK ones.
How many teaspoons are in a tablespoon?
Three (in US and metric systems): 1 tbsp = 3 tsp ≈ 14.8 mL, and 1 tsp = 4.93 mL (call it 5). Australia is the exception with 4 teaspoons per tablespoon.