The US liquid pint equals 473 millilitres — half a US quart or 1/8 US gallon. The UK imperial pint (568 ml) is 20% larger and is the legal unit for draft beer and milk in the UK. Pubs serving pints must use UK imperial pints by law.
Real-world: A UK pub pint is 568 ml by law. A US pint of Ben & Jerry's ice cream is 473 ml. UK milk bottles are often pints.
Read full pint reference →The litre is the metric volume unit most used in everyday life. It equals 1 cubic decimetre (0.001 m³) or 1000 ml exactly. Bottled water, petrol, milk and household chemicals are all sold by the litre throughout Europe, Africa and Asia.
Real-world: A standard European petrol-car fuel tank is 50–60 L. A 2.0 L engine has a 2 litre displacement. A typical home boiler holds 150 L of hot water.
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