Imperial fluid ounces to Milliliters Converter

Convert imperial fluid ounces to milliliters instantly.

Common volume units

Imperial fluid ounce (fl oz)

Definition: An imperial fluid ounce is one 160th of an imperial gallon, equal to about 28.4131 milliliters.

History/origin: It developed as the small-volume subdivision of the imperial gallon and remained distinct from the US fluid ounce.

Current use: Imperial fluid ounces appear mostly in legacy UK packaging, recipes, and older measurement references.

Milliliter (mL)

Definition: The milliliter is a small metric volume unit. One mL equals 0.001 L and has the same volume as 1 cm³.

History/origin: Metric volume work linked liquid capacity with cubic dimensions, making the milliliter useful in laboratories, medicine, kitchens, and product labeling.

Current use: ML appears on medicine cups, beverage labels, measuring jugs, cosmetic bottles, lab containers, cooking recipes, and small packaged liquids.

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