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How Many Ounces Are in a Pint?

November 10, 2026

A U.S. pint is 16 fluid ounces, or 2 cups. That is a volume measure, used for milk, cream, broth and other liquids in American recipes. An imperial (U.K.) pint is larger: 20 imperial fluid ounces.

A clear glass 2-cup measuring cup filled with water exactly to the red 2 cups and 16 oz line, with a 1 cup and 8 oz mark below — One U.S. pint of water, filled to the 16-fluid-ounce line.

Quick conversion

Measure	Equals
1 U.S. pint	16 U.S. fluid ounces
1 U.S. pint	2 cups
2 U.S. pints	1 quart, or 32 fluid ounces
1 U.S. pint	about 473 milliliters
1 imperial pint	20 imperial fluid ounces, or about 568 milliliters

These U.S. figures follow NIST conversion tables. Two pints make a quart, and 8 pints make a gallon (128 fluid ounces). See cups in a pint, ounces in a cup and the kitchen measurement conversion chart.

Two cups make a pint

Two identical stainless steel 1-cup measuring cups sitting side by side, each filled with water — Two 1-cup measures make a pint: 16 fluid ounces.

Fill two 1-cup measures and you have a pint. A 2-cup liquid measuring cup, or a wide-mouth pint mason jar, holds the same 16 fluid ounces. This is a liquid (U.S. fluid) pint. A dry pint, used for berries and some produce, is a slightly different volume; use a pint basket or the package weight for those, not a liquid cup.

In U.S. grocery stores, a pint of ice cream or a pint of half-and-half is this same 16-fluid-ounce measure. Two of those cartons fill a quart. If you are doubling a recipe that calls for a pint, you need 32 fluid ounces, or 4 cups.

U.S. pints and imperial pints

A pub-style imperial pint is 20 imperial fluid ounces, about 19.2 U.S. fluid ounces, or 568 milliliters. If a British recipe calls for a pint of milk or stock, do not pour only 16 U.S. fluid ounces. Check which pint the recipe means, or convert from milliliters when a metric amount is given.

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