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Convert nanometers to microns

1 nanometer equals 0.001 micrometers. Enter a value below to convert instantly.

1 nm
0.001 µm

Multiply the number of nanometers by 0.001 to get micrometers. How this is calculated

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Formula

Multiply the number of nanometers by 0.001 to get micrometers.

Step by step

  1. Start with 1 nm.
  2. Multiply by the conversion factor 0.001.
  3. 1 × 0.001 = 0.001 µm.

Nanometers to Micrometers conversion table

Nanometers (nm) Micrometers (µm)
1 0.001
2 0.002
3 0.003
5 0.005
10 0.01
20 0.02
50 0.05
100 0.1
500 0.5
1,000 1

Convert Nanometer to other length units

1 nm expressed in every other length unit on this site.

  • Meter m 1e-9
  • Kilometer km 1e-12
  • Hectometer hm 1e-11
  • Dekameter dam 1e-10
  • Decimeter dm 1e-8
  • Centimeter cm 1e-7
  • Millimeter mm 0.000001
  • Micrometer µm 0.001
  • Picometer pm 1,000
  • Femtometer fm 1,000,000
  • Attometer am 1,000,000,000
  • Megameter Mm 1e-15
  • Gigameter Gm 1e-18
  • Terameter Tm 1e-21
  • Petameter Pm 1e-24
  • Exameter Em 1e-27
  • Angstrom Å 10
  • Mile mi 6.2137119e-13
  • Yard yd 1.0936133e-9
  • Foot ft 3.2808399e-9
  • Inch in 3.9370079e-8
  • Kiloyard kyd 1.0936133e-12
  • League lea 2.0712373e-13
  • Furlong fur 4.9709695e-12
  • Chain ch 4.9709695e-11
  • Rod rd 1.9883878e-10
  • Perch perch 1.9883878e-10
  • Pole pole 1.9883878e-10
  • Rope rope 1.6404199e-10
  • Fathom fath 5.4680665e-10
  • Link li 4.9709695e-9
  • Hand hand 9.8425197e-9
  • Ell ell 8.7489064e-10
  • Barleycorn barleycorn 1.1811024e-7
  • Mil mil 0.000039370079
  • Microinch µin 0.039370079
  • Caliber cl 0.0000039370079
  • Centiinch cin 0.0000039370079
  • Nautical Mile nmi 5.399568e-13
  • Nautical Mile (UK) NM (UK) 5.3961182e-13
  • Nautical League nl 1.799856e-13
  • Nautical League (UK) nl (UK) 1.7987061e-13
  • Mile (US survey) mi (US) 6.2136995e-13
  • Furlong (US survey) fur (US) 4.9709596e-12
  • Chain (US survey) ch (US) 4.9709596e-11
  • Rod (US survey) rd (US) 1.9883838e-10
  • Fathom (US survey) fath (US) 5.4680556e-10
  • Foot (US survey) ft (US) 3.2808333e-9
  • Link (US survey) li (US) 4.9709596e-9
  • Inch (US survey) in (US) 3.937e-8
  • League (statute) st.league 2.0712332e-13
  • Pica pica 2.3622047e-7
  • Point pt 0.0000028346457
  • Twip twip 0.000056692913
  • Light Year ly 1.0570008e-25
  • Astronomical Unit AU 6.6845871e-21
  • Parsec pc 3.2407793e-26
  • Kiloparsec kpc 3.2407793e-29
  • Megaparsec Mpc 3.2407793e-32
  • Earth's Equatorial Radius R⊕(eq) 1.5678559e-16
  • Earth's Polar Radius R⊕(pol) 1.5731304e-16
  • Earth's Distance from Sun d⊕☉ 6.684492e-21
  • Sun's Radius R☉ 1.4374012e-18
  • Bohr Radius a₀ 18.897261
  • Electron Radius (classical) rₑ 354,869.12
  • Fermi F 1,000,000
  • X-unit X 9,979.2432
  • Planck Length ℓP 6.1871425e+25
  • Mile (Roman) mi (Rom) 6.7576517e-13
  • Roman Actus actus 2.818591e-11
  • Arpent arpent 1.7087708e-11
  • Cubit (UK) cubit 2.1872266e-9
  • Cubit (Greek) cubit (Gk) 2.1608166e-9
  • Long Cubit long cubit 1.8747657e-9
  • Reed reed 3.6453777e-10
  • Long Reed long reed 3.1246094e-10
  • Span (cloth) span 4.3744532e-9
  • Finger (cloth) finger 8.7489064e-9
  • Nail (cloth) nail 1.7497813e-8
  • Handbreadth handbreadth 1.312336e-8
  • Fingerbreadth fingerbreadth 5.2493438e-8
  • Aln aln 1.6841317e-9
  • Famn famn 5.6137725e-10
  • Ken ken 4.7206329e-10
  • Russian Archin archin 1.4060742e-9
  • Vara Castellana vara (cast) 1.1973868e-9
  • Vara Conuquera vara (con) 3.9912894e-10
  • Vara de Tarea vara (tarea) 3.9912894e-10
  • Ja (Korean foot) 자 3.3e-9
  • Chi 치 3.3e-8
  • Pun 푼 3.3e-7
  • Gan 간 5.5e-10
  • Jang 장 3.3e-10
  • Ri (Korean) 리 2.5462963e-12

About the nanometer

The nanometer (nm) is a SI unit of length.

About the micrometer

The micrometer (µm) is a SI unit of length.

Where this conversion is used

Converting nanometers to micrometers comes up when measuring height, screen sizes, travel distances, fabric, and construction dimensions. Metric and Imperial length units are both in daily use, so quick conversion is often needed when following instructions from another country.

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Frequently asked questions

How many micrometers are in a nanometer?

One nanometer equals 0.001 micrometers.

How do you convert nanometers to micrometers?

Multiply the number of nanometers by 0.001 to get micrometers.

What is 1 micrometer in nanometers?

One micrometer equals 1,000 nanometers.

When would I convert nanometers to micrometers?

This conversion is common when measuring height, screen sizes, travel distances, fabric, and construction dimensions.

Conversion factors are based on internationally agreed unit definitions. See our methodology and sources for details on how these values are verified.