Tablespoons to Cups
One US cup holds 16 tablespoons, so divide tablespoons by 16 to get cups: 4 tbsp is ¼ cup, 8 tbsp is ½ cup, and 12 tbsp is ¾ cup. Each tablespoon is 3 teaspoons, which is how odd amounts like ⅓ cup become 5 tbsp + 1 tsp.
12 tbsp = 0.75 cup
Tablespoons to cups chart
| Tablespoons | Cups | ml |
|---|---|---|
| 2 tbsp | ⅛ cup | 30 |
| 3 tbsp | ⅛ cup | 44 |
| 4 tbsp | ¼ cup | 59 |
| 5 tbsp | ⅓ cup | 74 |
| 6 tbsp | ⅜ cup | 89 |
| 7 tbsp | ⅜ cup | 104 |
| 8 tbsp | ½ cup | 118 |
| 9 tbsp | ½ cup | 133 |
| 10 tbsp | ⅝ cup | 148 |
| 11 tbsp | ⅔ cup | 163 |
| 12 tbsp | ¾ cup | 177 |
| 14 tbsp | ⅞ cup | 207 |
| 16 tbsp | 1 cup | 237 |
| 20 tbsp | 1 ¼ cups | 296 |
| 24 tbsp | 1 ½ cups | 355 |
| 32 tbsp | 2 cups | 473 |
Cup fractions in tablespoons
- How many tbsp in 1/8 cup — 2 tbsp
- How many tbsp in 1/4 cup — 4 tbsp
- How many tbsp in 1/3 cup — 5 tbsp + 1 tsp
- How many tbsp in 3/8 cup — 6 tbsp
- How many tbsp in 1/2 cup — 8 tbsp
- How many tbsp in 5/8 cup — 10 tbsp
- How many tbsp in 2/3 cup — 10 tbsp + 2 tsp
- How many tbsp in 3/4 cup — 12 tbsp
- How many tbsp in 7/8 cup — 14 tbsp
- How many tbsp in 1 cup — 16 tbsp
- Teaspoons in a tablespoon — 3 tsp
Measuring butter? A stick is exactly 8 tbsp — see the butter converter.
Data verified 2026-08-20 · Methodology