ConverterTablespoons to Cups Converter
Combine a run of U.S. tablespoon measures into a cup amount when scaling a recipe or replacing repeated spoonfuls with a measuring cup.
Enter decimals, fractions, mixed fractions, or scientific notation. Commas are rejected. Results display up to four decimals.
Divide The Spoon Count By 16
For U.S. measures, cups = tablespoons / 16. Eight tablespoons is 0.5 cup, four tablespoons is 0.25 cup, and one tablespoon is 0.0625 cup.
When To Keep The Tablespoon Amount
A decimal cup can be harder to measure than the original spoon count. If the result is 0.0625 cup or another small fraction, keeping the marked tablespoon measure may be clearer and less error-prone.
This relationship is regional: confirm the recipe uses U.S. volume measures before applying it.
Measurement-System Help
The kitchen measurements guide explains why cup and spoon labels need a regional context.
Frequently Asked Questions
Divide the tablespoon quantity by 16. Eight tablespoons make 1/2 cup, and four tablespoons make 1/4 cup.
Some spoon amounts do not make a simple decimal cup value. The tool displays up to four decimals while removing unnecessary trailing zeroes.
Not reliably. Use a marked measuring tablespoon because ordinary tableware can vary in capacity.