There are 2 tablespoons in an fluid ounce. Going the other way, 1 tablespoon is 0.5 fluid ounce (about 1/2). These are fluid ounces, which measure volume.
1 fl oz=2 tbsp= 29.57 mL
Fluid ounces to tablespoons
| Fluid ounces | Tablespoons |
|---|---|
| 1/2 fluid ounce | 1 tbsp |
| 1 fluid ounce | 2 tbsp |
| 2 fluid ounces | 4 tbsp |
| 3 fluid ounces | 6 tbsp |
| 4 fluid ounces | 8 tbsp |
| 6 fluid ounces | 12 tbsp |
| 8 fluid ounces | 16 tbsp |
| 12 fluid ounces | 24 tbsp |
| 16 fluid ounces | 32 tbsp |
Tablespoons to fluid ounces
| Tablespoons | Fluid ounces |
|---|---|
| 1 tablespoon | 0.5 fl oz ≈ 1/2 fluid ounce |
| 2 tablespoons | 1 fl oz |
| 3 tablespoons | 1.5 fl oz ≈ 1 1/2 fluid ounces |
| 4 tablespoons | 2 fl oz |
| 6 tablespoons | 3 fl oz |
| 8 tablespoons | 4 fl oz |
| 10 tablespoons | 5 fl oz |
| 12 tablespoons | 6 fl oz |
| 16 tablespoons | 8 fl oz |
| 24 tablespoons | 12 fl oz |
| 32 tablespoons | 16 fl oz |
Good to know
Recipes that say “ounces” for a liquid mean fluid ounces, a volume. Dry ingredients are different: a cup of flour weighs about 4¼ ounces, a cup of sugar about 7. Use a scale (or our cups-to-grams pages) for those.
In metric, 1 fluid ounce is 29.57 mL and 1 tablespoon is 14.79 mL.
How to work it out
Multiply fluid ounces by 2 to get tablespoons; divide tablespoons by 2 to get fluid ounces.
Questions people ask
How many tablespoons in an ounce?
1 fluid ounce is 2 tablespoons.
How many oz in a tablespoon?
1 tablespoon is 0.5 fluid ounce (about 1/2).
2 tbsp to oz?
2 tablespoons is 1 fluid ounce.
6 tablespoons to oz?
6 tablespoons is 3 fluid ounces.
4 tablespoons to oz?
4 tablespoons is 2 fluid ounces.
4 ounces to tablespoons?
4 fluid ounces is 8 tablespoons.