Convert US Cup to US Pint
Convert us cups to us pints instantly. 1 us cup = 0.5 us pint — use the live calculator, the exact formula, a conversion table and worked examples. Also check the US Pint to US Cup converter for the reverse conversion.
Units explained
US Cup
A US customary cup is one sixteenth of a US gallon (236.588 mL).
Standardized for American cooking; distinct from the 240 mL US legal cup and the 250 mL metric cup.
The standard US cooking-volume unit in recipes.
US customary cooking measure.
US Pint
A US liquid pint is one eighth of a US gallon (0.473176473 L).
From Old French pinte; one eighth of a gallon in US measure.
Common for beverages, ice cream and produce in the US.
English customary.
US Cup to US Pint conversion formula
The relationship between us cups and us pints:
To convert us cups to us pints, multiply the value in us cups by 0.5. To reverse, multiply us pints by 2.
How to use this converter
Type a value into the calculator. The result in us pints updates as you type. Tap a quick value, copy the result with one click, or use the swap arrow to jump straight to the US Pint to US Cup converter for the reverse direction.
Step-by-step: convert us cups to us pints
- Write down the value in us cups (cup).
- Multiply that value by the factor 0.5.
- The product is the equivalent value in us pints (pt).
- To reverse, multiply the us pint value by 2.
Worked examples
Example 1 — Convert 1 cup to pt:
1 × 0.5 = 0.5 pt
Example 2 — Convert 100 cup to pt:
100 × 0.5 = 50 pt
Real-world example — Plastic-film thickness alternates
A 150-us cup plastic film converts cleanly to us pints — useful for packaging buyers reconciling supplier datasheets across metric and US measurement systems.
150 cup × 0.5 = 75 pt
Real-world example — Hair-width scale measurements
A 70-us cup measurement (about the diameter of a human hair) is the kind of value materials engineers regularly express in adjacent micro-scale units like us pints for direct comparison across supplier datasheets.
70 cup × 0.5 = 35 pt
Real-world example — Paper and film thicknesses
At the thickness of office paper (roughly 3 us cups), converting between sub-millimeter units is routine for packaging and printing buyers comparing quotes from metric and US suppliers.
3 cup × 0.5 = 1.5 pt
US Cup to US Pint conversion table
Standard reference values for converting us cups to us pints:
| US Cup [cup] | US Pint [pt] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0.005 |
| 0.1 | 0.05 |
| 1 | 0.5 |
| 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 1.5 |
| 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 2.5 |
| 10 | 5 |
| 20 | 10 |
| 30 | 15 |
| 40 | 20 |
| 50 | 25 |
| 100 | 50 |
| 500 | 250 |
| 1000 | 500 |
Frequently asked questions
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Sources & references
Conversion factor (1 cup = 0.5 pt) verified against the following authoritative sources:
- BIPM — The International System of Units (SI Brochure 9th ed.)
Official BIPM publication defining the seven SI base units (including the meter) and the rules for their use. The global authority on units of measurement.
- NIST — Guide to the SI
US National Institute of Standards and Technology reference covering the SI base and derived units with definitions and usage rules for US technical practice.
- NIST Special Publication 811 — Guide for the Use of the International System of Units
Detailed NIST guide covering exact conversion factors between SI and US customary units along with formatting and rounding conventions.
- NIST — Refinement of values for the yard and pound (Federal Register 1959)
The treaty (signed by US
- International Hydrographic Organization — Resolution on the Nautical Mile
International authority that standardised the nautical mile at exactly 1852 m in 1929 — the value adopted worldwide for sea and air navigation.