Convert US Gill to Litre
1 us gill = 0.1182941 litre (L). For example, 10 us gill = 1.182941 litre and 100 us gill = 11.82941 litre. Type any value below to convert us gill to litre both ways — it runs entirely in your browser.
Quick answer: US Gill to Litre
1 US Gill = 0.1182941 Litre (gi → L). To convert us gill to litre, multiply by 0.1182941. To convert litre to us gill, multiply by 8.453506. The converter at the top does this instantly and both ways; the sections below give the formula, worked examples, a full conversion chart and answers to the most common us gill-to-litre questions.
How to convert US Gill to Litre
To convert us gill to litre, multiply the number of us gill by the conversion factor 0.1182941, because 1 gi = 0.1182941 L. The conversion is linear, so the same factor works for any value — whole numbers, decimals or fractions. For the reverse direction, 1 L = 8.453506 gi, so you divide by 0.1182941 (or multiply by 8.453506) to turn litre back into us gill.
L = gi × 0.1182941 ·
gi = L × 8.453506
- Write down the value you want to convert, in us gill.
- Multiply it by 0.1182941.
- The result is the same area/length/quantity expressed in litre.
US Gill to Litre — worked examples
Each row shows the exact arithmetic so you can follow the conversion step by step. For example, 5 us gill is 0.5914706 litre because 5 gi × 0.1182941 = 0.5914706 L.
| US Gill | Calculation | Litre |
|---|---|---|
| 1 gi | 1 gi × 0.1182941 = 0.1182941 L | 0.1182941 L |
| 2 gi | 2 gi × 0.1182941 = 0.2365882 L | 0.2365882 L |
| 3 gi | 3 gi × 0.1182941 = 0.3548824 L | 0.3548824 L |
| 5 gi | 5 gi × 0.1182941 = 0.5914706 L | 0.5914706 L |
| 7 gi | 7 gi × 0.1182941 = 0.8280588 L | 0.8280588 L |
| 10 gi | 10 gi × 0.1182941 = 1.182941 L | 1.182941 L |
| 12 gi | 12 gi × 0.1182941 = 1.419529 L | 1.419529 L |
| 15 gi | 15 gi × 0.1182941 = 1.774412 L | 1.774412 L |
| 20 gi | 20 gi × 0.1182941 = 2.365882 L | 2.365882 L |
| 25 gi | 25 gi × 0.1182941 = 2.957353 L | 2.957353 L |
| 50 gi | 50 gi × 0.1182941 = 5.914706 L | 5.914706 L |
| 100 gi | 100 gi × 0.1182941 = 11.82941 L | 11.82941 L |
Common US Gill to Litre conversions
These are the us gill-to-litre values people look up most often. Every figure is computed from the exact factor, so you can rely on them for quick reference:
- 1 us gill = 0.1182941 litre
- 2 us gill = 0.2365882 litre
- 2.5 us gill = 0.2957353 litre
- 3 us gill = 0.3548824 litre
- 4 us gill = 0.4731765 litre
- 5 us gill = 0.5914706 litre
- 6 us gill = 0.7097647 litre
- 7 us gill = 0.8280588 litre
- 8 us gill = 0.9463529 litre
- 9 us gill = 1.064647 litre
- 10 us gill = 1.182941 litre
- 12 us gill = 1.419529 litre
- 15 us gill = 1.774412 litre
- 20 us gill = 2.365882 litre
- 25 us gill = 2.957353 litre
- 30 us gill = 3.548824 litre
- 50 us gill = 5.914706 litre
- 75 us gill = 8.872059 litre
- 100 us gill = 11.82941 litre
- 200 us gill = 23.65882 litre
- 500 us gill = 59.14706 litre
- 1000 us gill = 118.2941 litre
US Gill to Litre conversion chart (both directions)
The chart below converts us gill to litre and litre to us gill side by side, so it works whichever way you need. 1 us gill = 0.1182941 litre, and 1 litre = 8.453506 us gill.
| US Gill → Litre | Litre → US Gill |
|---|---|
| 0.25 gi = 0.02957353 L | 0.25 L = 2.113376 gi |
| 0.5 gi = 0.05914706 L | 0.5 L = 4.226753 gi |
| 1 gi = 0.1182941 L | 1 L = 8.453506 gi |
| 2 gi = 0.2365882 L | 2 L = 16.90701 gi |
| 3 gi = 0.3548824 L | 3 L = 25.36052 gi |
| 4 gi = 0.4731765 L | 4 L = 33.81402 gi |
| 5 gi = 0.5914706 L | 5 L = 42.26753 gi |
| 6 gi = 0.7097647 L | 6 L = 50.72103 gi |
| 7 gi = 0.8280588 L | 7 L = 59.17454 gi |
| 8 gi = 0.9463529 L | 8 L = 67.62805 gi |
| 9 gi = 1.064647 L | 9 L = 76.08155 gi |
| 10 gi = 1.182941 L | 10 L = 84.53506 gi |
| 12 gi = 1.419529 L | 12 L = 101.4421 gi |
| 15 gi = 1.774412 L | 15 L = 126.8026 gi |
| 20 gi = 2.365882 L | 20 L = 169.0701 gi |
| 25 gi = 2.957353 L | 25 L = 211.3376 gi |
| 30 gi = 3.548824 L | 30 L = 253.6052 gi |
| 40 gi = 4.731765 L | 40 L = 338.1402 gi |
| 50 gi = 5.914706 L | 50 L = 422.6753 gi |
| 75 gi = 8.872059 L | 75 L = 634.0129 gi |
| 100 gi = 11.82941 L | 100 L = 845.3506 gi |
| 150 gi = 17.74412 L | 150 L = 1,268.026 gi |
| 200 gi = 23.65882 L | 200 L = 1,690.701 gi |
| 250 gi = 29.57353 L | 250 L = 2,113.376 gi |
| 500 gi = 59.14706 L | 500 L = 4,226.753 gi |
| 1000 gi = 118.2941 L | 1000 L = 8,453.506 gi |
US Gill vs Litre: which is bigger?
A litre is the larger unit: one litre equals 8.453506 us gills. Put another way, you need 8.453506 us gills to make a single litre.
What is a US Gill? History, origin and usage
The gill is a very old English measure equal to a quarter of a pint, recorded as early as the 13th century for dispensing ale and wine. The US gill of four fluid ounces preserves the pre-1824 wine-gallon proportions, while Britain's imperial gill of five fluid ounces came from the 1824 reforms.
The gill has almost vanished from everyday use, surviving mainly in the historic measuring of spirits. Before metrication, British and Irish pubs poured spirits in fractions of a gill.
A gill is also called a noggin or a jack in parts of England, and confusingly in some northern areas the word gill was used for a half-pint instead. The US gill (four US fluid ounces) and the imperial gill (five imperial fluid ounces) are different sizes.
What is a Litre? History, origin and usage
The litre was introduced in France in 1795 as a republican measure equal to one cubic decimetre, its name derived from the older French litron, in turn from Byzantine Greek (where it had been a unit of weight) via Late Medieval Latin. In 1901 the litre was redefined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water at maximum density, making it very slightly larger than a cubic decimetre. In 1964 that awkward definition was abandoned and the litre returned to being exactly one cubic decimetre.
The litre is the everyday metric unit of volume across most of the world: fuel sold at the pump, bottled water and soft drinks, milk, engine and cooking oil, and car engine capacity. It is the unit people reach for whenever a volume is larger than a kitchen spoonful but smaller than a tankful.
The litre is not an official SI unit but is accepted for use alongside it. Its symbol may be written as a capital L precisely because a lowercase l is easily mistaken for the digit 1 in many fonts.
Convert 1 US Gill to other units
It can help to see a us gill next to the other units it is commonly compared with. One us gill (gi) is equal to:
| 1 US Gill equals | Unit |
|---|---|
| 118.2941 mL | Millilitre |
| 11.82941 cL | Centilitre |
| 0.1182941 L | Litre |
| 0.0001182941 m³ | Cubic Metre |
| 118.2941 cm³ | Cubic Centimetre |
| 7.21875 in³ | Cubic Inch |
| 0.004177517 ft³ | Cubic Foot |
| 0.03125 US gal | US Gallon |
| 0.03125 gal | US Gallon |
| 0.125 US qt | US Quart |
| 0.125 qt | US Quart |
| 0.25 US pt | US Pint |
| 0.25 pt | US Pint |
| 4 US fl oz | US Fluid Ounce |
| 4 fl oz | US Fluid Ounce |
| 4.163371 imp fl oz | Imperial Fluid Ounce |
| 8 tbsp | US Tablespoon |
| 24 tsp | US Teaspoon |
| 0.003356902 bu | US Bushel |
| 0.0007440476 bbl | Oil Barrel |
| 118,294.1 µL | Microlitre |
| 0.5 US cup | US Cup |
| 4 US fl oz | US Fluid Ounce |
Convert 1 Litre to other units
One litre (L) is equal to:
| 1 Litre equals | Unit |
|---|---|
| 1,000 mL | Millilitre |
| 100 cL | Centilitre |
| 0.001 m³ | Cubic Metre |
| 1,000 cm³ | Cubic Centimetre |
| 61.02374 in³ | Cubic Inch |
| 0.03531467 ft³ | Cubic Foot |
| 0.2641721 US gal | US Gallon |
| 0.2641721 gal | US Gallon |
| 1.056688 US qt | US Quart |
| 1.056688 qt | US Quart |
| 2.113376 US pt | US Pint |
| 2.113376 pt | US Pint |
| 33.81402 US fl oz | US Fluid Ounce |
| 33.81402 fl oz | US Fluid Ounce |
| 35.19508 imp fl oz | Imperial Fluid Ounce |
| 67.62805 tbsp | US Tablespoon |
| 202.8841 tsp | US Teaspoon |
| 8.453506 gi | US Gill |
| 0.02837759 bu | US Bushel |
| 0.006289811 bbl | Oil Barrel |
| 1,000,000 µL | Microlitre |
| 4.226753 US cup | US Cup |
| 33.81402 US fl oz | US Fluid Ounce |
Tips for converting US Gill to Litre
- To go from us gill to litre, multiply by 0.1182941; to go back, divide by 0.1182941 (or multiply by 8.453506).
- For a quick mental estimate, remember that 1 us gill ≈ 0.1182941 litre, so 10 us gill ≈ 1.182941 litre.
- The converter above keeps full precision; the tables round for readability, so use the tool for exact figures.
- Both fields update live as you type — change either side to convert in that direction.
How to use this US Gill to Litre converter
Type a number into the US Gill field and the equivalent in Litre appears instantly — there is no “convert” button to press and nothing is sent to a server, so it works offline once the page has loaded and is safe for any data. You can also type into the Litre field to convert the other way (litre to us gill). Use the swap control to flip the two units, and copy the result with a single click. Because the calculation runs in your browser with full floating-point precision, the converter is more exact than the rounded figures shown in the reference chart above — use the chart for quick look-ups and the tool for precise work.
Accuracy and method
Every figure on this page — the formula, the worked examples, the conversion chart and the “convert to other units” tables — is computed from a single verified conversion factor (1 gi = 0.1182941 L), never copied from a hand-typed lookup table that could drift. That factor is derived from each unit’s definition in terms of a common base unit, and an automated check re-verifies all of the site’s factors on every update, so the numbers here stay correct over time. This matters for us gill-to-litre conversions because a small rounding error in a published table compounds quickly at larger quantities; computing from the exact factor avoids that.
Sources
- NIST Special Publication 811 — Guide for the Use of the SI — publishes the exact metric equivalents of the customary units. The inch, foot, yard and mile are defined exactly in metres by the 1959 international yard-and-pound agreement, so every imperial figure on this page is exact, not rounded.
- BIPM — The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — the defining document for the SI, published by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures. It fixes the base unit that this conversion resolves to, which is why the factor here can be exact rather than approximate.
Watch the system: a <strong>US</strong> gallon, quart, pint and fluid ounce are <strong>not</strong> the same size as the <strong>imperial (UK)</strong> ones — a US gallon is 3.785 L while an imperial gallon is 4.546 L, and a US fluid ounce (29.57 mL) is slightly larger than an imperial fluid ounce (28.41 mL). The units on this page are labelled US or Imperial so the result is unambiguous.
Frequently asked questions
- How many litre are in 1 us gill?
- 1 us gill = 0.1182941 litre (L). To convert any number of us gill to litre, multiply by 0.1182941.
- How do I convert us gill to litre?
- Multiply the number of us gill by 0.1182941. For example, 10 us gill = 10 × 0.1182941 = 1.182941 litre, and 25 us gill = 2.957353 litre.
- How many us gill are in 1 litre?
- 1 litre = 8.453506 us gill. So to convert litre back to us gill, multiply by 8.453506.
- What is the formula to convert us gill to litre?
- litre = us gill × 0.1182941. The reverse formula is us gill = litre × 8.453506.
- How much is 100 us gill in litre?
- 100 us gill = 11.82941 litre. (And 1000 us gill = 118.2941 litre.)
- Which is bigger, a us gill or a litre?
- A litre is larger: 1 litre = 8.453506 us gill.
- Is this us gill to litre converter accurate?
- Yes — every value is computed from the exact 0.1182941 L per gi factor (not rounded look-up tables), and the factors are re-verified automatically on every update.
- Can I convert litre to us gill too?
- Yes. The converter works both ways — enter a value in either field. 1 litre = 8.453506 us gill.