Tablespoons to Fluid Ounces Converter

This table covers common recipe measurements.

To convert tablespoons to fluid ounces, divide the tablespoon value by 2. For example, 5 tablespoons divided by 2 equals 2.5 fl oz.

To go the other way, use the Fluid Ounces to Tablespoons converter instead, which multiplies by 2 for you. For a tablespoon value that needs to become teaspoons, see the Tablespoons to Teaspoons converter below.

A US fluid ounce is defined as exactly 1/8 of a cup and a tablespoon as exactly 1/16 of a cup, so a fluid ounce holds exactly 2 tablespoons. Equivalently, both units trace back to the same US gallon, which is why the 2:1 ratio carries no rounding error at all.

This Is Specifically the Fluid Ounce, Not the Dry Ounce

"Tbsp to oz" can be ambiguous in everyday recipe language, the same way "cups to oz" is. This calculator uses the fixed fluid ounce ratio, correct for liquids. A dry ounce is a weight measurement that depends on the ingredient's density, so a tablespoon of a dry ingredient will weigh a different number of dry ounces depending on what it is.

For ingredients measured by the spoon, the Tablespoons to Grams Converter gives the weight of a tablespoon of water, milk, flour, sugar, honey, or butter. A fluid ounce measures volume and a pound measures weight, so the Fluid Ounces to Pounds Converter uses the ingredient's density to connect the two. Butter is also sold in sticks, so the Butter Converter switches between cups, sticks, tablespoons, and grams.

Every volume converter that shares a unit with this page, tablespoons or fluid ounces, starting with the reverse conversion, one page per pair of units, then the converters that show many units at once.

The Reverse Conversion

• Fluid Ounces to Tablespoons Converter: 1 fluid ounce = 2 tablespoons

Milliliters and Liters

• Milliliters to Tablespoons Converter: 1 tablespoon = 14.78676478125 milliliters
• Milliliters to Fluid Ounces Converter: 1 fluid ounce = 29.5735295625 milliliters
• Liters to Fluid Ounces Converter: 1 liter is about 33.814023 fluid ounces

Spoons, Fluid Ounces and Cups

• Cups to Tablespoons Converter: 1 cup = 16 tablespoons
• Cups to Fluid Ounces Converter: 1 cup = 8 fluid ounces
• Fluid Ounces to Teaspoons Converter: 1 fluid ounce = 6 teaspoons
• Tablespoons to Teaspoons Converter: 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons
• Fluid Ounces to Quarts Converter: 1 quart = 32 fluid ounces
• Fluid Ounces to Pints Converter: 1 pint = 16 fluid ounces
• Centiliters to Fluid Ounces Converter: 1 fluid ounce = 2.95735295625 centiliters

Multi-Unit Converters

• Gallon Converter: gallons to quarts, pints, cups, fluid ounces, liters and cubic feet at once
• Volume Converter: any volume in every unit at once, from milliliters to cubic yards, including UK imperial units