Kilograms to Pounds Converter

Kilograms are the standard almost everywhere except the United States, where body weight, baggage limits and gym plates are quoted in pounds. One pound is defined as exactly 0.45359237 kg, so one kilogram is about 2.2046 lb.

1. 1

   Enter a value

   Type a number into the From box. It starts at 1 so you can see the basic ratio straight away. Thousands separators such as 1,250.5 are accepted.

2. 2

   Choose your units

   This page opens with its own units selected. Use either dropdown to pick any other unit in the category, or tap a unit in the all-units list to make it the target.

3. 3

   Read the result

   The answer updates as you type and the matching formula is shown underneath. There is no Convert button to press.

4. 4

   Swap, copy or clear

   Swap reverses the direction, Copy Result copies a line such as 1 km = 0.621371 mi, and Clear empties the input so you can start again.

Input

• Supported
  Whole numbers25
• Supported
  Decimal numbers2.75

  Use a dot as the decimal separator.

• Supported
  Negative numbers-40

  Calculated for every unit. Quantities such as length or weight are normally positive, while temperatures can be negative.

• Supported
  Thousands separators1,250.5

  Commas must group digits in threes. 1,234 is read as one thousand two hundred thirty-four.

• Supported
  Scientific notation1.5e6

  Useful for very large or very small values (1.5e6 = 1,500,000).

• Not supported
  Comma as decimal mark2,5

  Type 2.5 instead.

• Not supported
  Fractions1/2

  Type 0.5 instead.

• Not supported
  Numbers with unit text5 km

  Enter only the number and choose the unit from the dropdown.

Output

Results use US English formatting (1,234.56) and show up to 6 decimal places with trailing zeros removed. Very small results appear in scientific notation, such as 9.0949e-13, instead of rounding to zero.

Units available in this converter

• Gram (g)
• Kilogram (kg)
• Milligram (mg)
• Pound (lb)
• Ounce (oz)
• Metric Ton (t)

Common values for the units currently selected above, in both directions.

Tips

• Quick estimate: double the kilograms and add 10%. 70 kg becomes 140 + 14 = 154 lb.
• A 20 kg barbell is 44.1 lb, close to the 45 lb bar used in many US gyms.

• Converts mass, not force. The result is the same on Earth or on the Moon.
• Pounds and ounces are avoirdupois units. Troy ounces and the UK stone are not supported.
• The ton is the metric ton (1,000 kg), not the US short ton or the UK long ton.
• Results show up to 6 decimal places. Values are not rounded during calculation, and a non-zero result that would display as 0 is shown in scientific notation.