{
  "id": "capacitance-converter",
  "slug": "capacitance-converter",
  "url": "https://electronics.tools/tools/capacitance-converter/",
  "name": "Capacitance Converter",
  "group": "units",
  "summary": "IEC 60062 104 is 100 nF (0.1 µF).",
  "formulas": [
    {
      "id": "code",
      "label": "3-digit code (pF)",
      "plain": "C(pF) = (d1 d2) × 10^m  (m = 8 → ×0.01, m = 9 → ×0.1)",
      "mathml": "<math display=\"block\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" aria-label=\"C(pF) = (d1 d2) × 10^m  (m = 8 → ×0.01, m = 9 → ×0.1)\"><mrow><mi>C</mi><mo>=</mo><mrow><mo>(</mo><mrow><msub><mi>d</mi><mn>1</mn></msub><msub><mi>d</mi><mn>2</mn></msub></mrow><mo>)</mo></mrow><mo>×</mo><msup><mn>10</mn><mi>m</mi></msup></mrow></math>",
      "symbols": [
        "C"
      ],
      "sources": [
        "iec60062"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "variables": [
    {
      "symbol": "code",
      "name": "Marking",
      "unit": "1",
      "role": "input",
      "precision": {
        "sig": 4
      },
      "default": "104",
      "urlParam": "code"
    },
    {
      "symbol": "C",
      "name": "Capacitance (optional, instead of code)",
      "unit": "F",
      "role": "input",
      "precision": {
        "sig": 4
      },
      "default": "",
      "urlParam": "f"
    },
    {
      "symbol": "pF",
      "name": "Picofarads",
      "unit": "pF",
      "role": "output",
      "precision": {
        "decimals": 4
      }
    },
    {
      "symbol": "nF",
      "name": "Nanofarads",
      "unit": "nF",
      "role": "output",
      "precision": {
        "decimals": 4
      }
    },
    {
      "symbol": "µF",
      "name": "Microfarads",
      "unit": "µF",
      "role": "output",
      "precision": {
        "decimals": 4
      }
    },
    {
      "symbol": "mF",
      "name": "Millifarads",
      "unit": "mF",
      "role": "output",
      "precision": {
        "decimals": 4
      }
    }
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "id": "104",
      "title": "Code 104 = 100 nF",
      "input": [
        {
          "symbol": "code",
          "value": "104",
          "unit": "1",
          "display": "104"
        }
      ],
      "output": [
        {
          "symbol": "pF",
          "value": 100000,
          "unit": "pF",
          "display": "100000 pF"
        },
        {
          "symbol": "nF",
          "value": 100,
          "unit": "nF",
          "display": "100 nF"
        },
        {
          "symbol": "µF",
          "value": 0.09999999999999999,
          "unit": "µF",
          "display": "0.1 µF"
        },
        {
          "symbol": "mF",
          "value": 0.0001,
          "unit": "mF",
          "display": "0.0001 mF"
        }
      ],
      "computedBy": "capacitanceConverter"
    },
    {
      "id": "1R5",
      "title": "1R5 = 1.5 pF",
      "input": [
        {
          "symbol": "code",
          "value": "1R5",
          "unit": "1",
          "display": "1R5"
        }
      ],
      "output": [
        {
          "symbol": "pF",
          "value": 1.5,
          "unit": "pF",
          "display": "1.5 pF"
        }
      ],
      "computedBy": "capacitanceConverter"
    },
    {
      "id": "109",
      "title": "109 = 1.0 pF",
      "input": [
        {
          "symbol": "code",
          "value": "109",
          "unit": "1",
          "display": "109"
        }
      ],
      "output": [
        {
          "symbol": "pF",
          "value": 1,
          "unit": "pF",
          "display": "1 pF"
        }
      ],
      "computedBy": "capacitanceConverter"
    },
    {
      "id": "from-farads",
      "title": "100 nF encodes as 104",
      "input": [
        {
          "symbol": "C",
          "value": 1e-7,
          "unit": "F",
          "display": "100 nF"
        }
      ],
      "output": [
        {
          "symbol": "code",
          "value": "104",
          "unit": "1",
          "display": "104"
        },
        {
          "symbol": "nF",
          "value": 100,
          "unit": "nF",
          "display": "100 nF"
        }
      ],
      "computedBy": "capacitanceConverter"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "IEC 60062 marking codes for resistors and capacitors",
      "url": "https://webstore.iec.ch/publication/2383",
      "retrieved": "2026-11-02",
      "standard": "IEC 60062"
    }
  ],
  "datePublished": "2026-11-02T00:00:00+08:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-11-02T00:00:00+08:00",
  "author": {
    "name": "Jasper",
    "url": "https://electronics.tools/about/#jasper"
  },
  "relatedTools": [
    "https://electronics.tools/tools/unit-converter/",
    "https://electronics.tools/tools/capacitor-calculator/"
  ]
}