Milliliter (mL)
A milliliter is one thousandth of a liter and exactly one cubic centimeter in the metric system.
Milliliters measure medicine doses, perfume, lab samples, and small recipe amounts worldwide.
Convert milliliter to us teaspoon instantly. Type in either field — results update live.
Selected mL values converted to US tsp using the exact factor from this tool.
| mL | US tsp |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0.0020288414 |
| 0.1 | 0.0202884136 |
| 1 | 0.2028841362 |
| 2 | 0.4057682724 |
| 3 | 0.6086524086 |
| 5 | 1.0144206811 |
| 10 | 2.0288413621 |
| 20 | 4.0576827242 |
| 50 | 10.1442068106 |
| 100 | 20.2884136211 |
| 1,000 | 202.8841362111 |
Exact conversion factors in both directions, plus a worked example.
1 mL = 0.2028841362 US tsp
1 US tsp = 4.9289215938 mL
To convert milliliter to us teaspoon, multiply by 0.2028841362.
To convert us teaspoon to milliliter, multiply by 4.9289215938.
Example: convert 10 mL to US tsp
10 × 0.2028841362 = 2.0288413621 US tsp
Short background on the units used in this conversion.
A milliliter is one thousandth of a liter and exactly one cubic centimeter in the metric system.
Milliliters measure medicine doses, perfume, lab samples, and small recipe amounts worldwide.
The US teaspoon is 1/3 of a US tablespoon, or exactly 4.92892159375 milliliters.
US teaspoons measure extracts, yeast, salt, and other small ingredients in recipes.
US tsp = mL × 0.2028841362mL = US tsp × 4.9289215938, using the same exact factors as this converter.Jump to any volume conversion starting from milliliter — including the reverse direction and every other unit in our dataset.