Convert Quart to Pint (qt → pt)

Converting quarts to pints is straightforward: multiply by the conversion factor. Follow these three steps to do it by hand or in your head.

1. 1
   Take your value in quarts

   Start with the number of quarts (qt) you want to convert.
2. 2
   Multiply by 2

   The conversion factor from qt to pt is 2. Multiply your value by this number.
3. 3
   Read the result in pints

   The result is your value in pints (pt).

Multiply the value in quarts by 2. For the reverse direction, multiply by 0.5.

• ✓1 US quart = 2 US pints = 946 ml ≈ 1 L.
• ✓1 UK quart = 2 UK pints = 1137 ml.
• ✓Quarts appear more often in the US than UK in everyday usage.

• ✗Treating US and UK quarts as equal — 20% off.
• ✗Using quarts outside US — most metric countries do not use them at all.
• ✗Confusing quart (volume) with quarter (mass unit in older UK contexts).

What is the Quart?

The US quart equals exactly one quarter of a US gallon (0.946352946 liters) and is a common kitchen and motor-oil volume in the United States. The word 'quart' derives from the Latin 'quartus' meaning fourth. Milk and motor oil are commonly sold in quart containers (a quart of motor oil is 32 fl oz), and large recipes call for quart-sized stockpots. The US quart is distinct from the slightly larger UK imperial quart (1.137 L). It relates to the gallon (4 qt = 1 gal), the pint (2 pt = 1 qt), the cup (4 cups = 1 qt), the fluid ounce (32 fl oz = 1 qt), and the liter (1 US qt ≈ 0.946 L). The quart is a useful intermediate volume between the cup (small recipe measurements) and the gallon (bulk liquids).

• US cooking recipe quantities
• US motor-oil container sizes (1 quart bottles)
• Canning and preserving containers

What is the Pint?

The pint equals exactly one half of a US quart (0.473176473 liters) in the United States and 0.568261 liters in the United Kingdom (the imperial pint, 20% larger than the US pint). The British pint is iconic in pub culture — beer and cider are served in imperial pints in UK pubs, and the imperial pint glass is a regulated measure required by law. In the United States, milk is commonly sold by the pint (often as half-quart cartons), and ice cream containers are often pints (16 fl oz US). The pint relates to the gallon (8 pt = 1 gal), the quart (2 pt = 1 qt), the cup (2 cups = 1 US pt), and the fluid ounce (16 fl oz = 1 US pt; 20 fl oz = 1 imperial pt). The discrepancy between US and UK pints reflects the older 1824 imperial reform that the United States did not adopt.

• UK draft beer (half-pint and pint glasses)
• British doorstep milk delivery
• US ice-cream and ale packaging