Nanometer Conversions

A nanometer is one billionth of a meter. It's used for wavelengths of light (visible light is about 380–750 nm), molecules and chip manufacturing processes.

From

1 nm = 1 × 10⁻⁹ m

Convert nanometers to other units

Each line shows how much 1 nanometer (nm) equals. Select a conversion for a calculator, formula and table.

Metric (SI)

Nanometer to Meter1 × 10⁻⁹ m
Nanometer to Kilometer1 × 10⁻¹² km
Nanometer to Hectometer1 × 10⁻¹¹ hm
Nanometer to Dekameter1 × 10⁻¹⁰ dam
Nanometer to Decimeter1 × 10⁻⁸ dm
Nanometer to Centimeter1 × 10⁻⁷ cm
Nanometer to Millimeter0.000001 mm
Nanometer to Micrometer0.001 µm
Nanometer to Micron0.001 µ
Nanometer to Angstrom10 Å
Nanometer to Picometer1,000 pm
Nanometer to Femtometer1,000,000 fm
Nanometer to Fermi1,000,000 fm
Nanometer to Attometer1,000,000,000 am
Nanometer to Megameter1 × 10⁻¹⁵ Mm
Nanometer to Gigameter1 × 10⁻¹⁸ Gm
Nanometer to Terameter1 × 10⁻²¹ Tm
Nanometer to Petameter1 × 10⁻²⁴ Pm
Nanometer to Exameter1 × 10⁻²⁷ Em

Imperial & US customary

Nanometer to Inch3.93701 × 10⁻⁸ in
Nanometer to Foot3.28084 × 10⁻⁹ ft
Nanometer to Yard1.09361 × 10⁻⁹ yd
Nanometer to Mile6.21371 × 10⁻¹³ mi
Nanometer to Kiloyard1.09361 × 10⁻¹² kyd
Nanometer to Furlong4.97097 × 10⁻¹² fur
Nanometer to Chain4.97097 × 10⁻¹¹ ch
Nanometer to Rope1.64042 × 10⁻¹⁰ rope
Nanometer to Rod1.98839 × 10⁻¹⁰ rd
Nanometer to Perch1.98839 × 10⁻¹⁰ perch
Nanometer to Pole1.98839 × 10⁻¹⁰ pole
Nanometer to Fathom5.46807 × 10⁻¹⁰ ftm
Nanometer to Link4.97097 × 10⁻⁹ li
Nanometer to Hand9.84252 × 10⁻⁹ h
Nanometer to Mil0.0000393701 mil
Nanometer to Microinch0.0393701 µin

US survey units

Nanometer to Foot (US Survey)3.28083 × 10⁻⁹ ft (US)
Nanometer to Inch (US Survey)3.937 × 10⁻⁸ in (US)
Nanometer to Mile (US Survey)6.2137 × 10⁻¹³ mi (US)
Nanometer to Mile (Statute)6.2137 × 10⁻¹³ mi
Nanometer to League (Statute)2.07123 × 10⁻¹³ lea
Nanometer to Furlong (US Survey)4.97096 × 10⁻¹² fur (US)
Nanometer to Chain (US Survey)4.97096 × 10⁻¹¹ ch (US)
Nanometer to Rod (US Survey)1.98838 × 10⁻¹⁰ rd (US)
Nanometer to Link (US Survey)4.97096 × 10⁻⁹ li (US)
Nanometer to Fathom (US Survey)5.46806 × 10⁻¹⁰ ftm (US)

Nautical

Nanometer to Nautical Mile (international)5.39957 × 10⁻¹³ NM
Nanometer to Nautical Mile (UK)5.39612 × 10⁻¹³ NM (UK)
Nanometer to Nautical League (int.)1.79986 × 10⁻¹³ NL
Nanometer to Nautical League (UK)1.79871 × 10⁻¹³ NL (UK)

Astronomical

Nanometer to Astronomical Unit6.68459 × 10⁻²¹ au
Nanometer to Light Year1.057 × 10⁻²⁵ ly
Nanometer to Parsec3.24078 × 10⁻²⁶ pc
Nanometer to Kiloparsec3.24078 × 10⁻²⁹ kpc
Nanometer to Megaparsec3.24078 × 10⁻³² Mpc

Atomic & physics

Nanometer to A.u. of Length18.8973 a₀
Nanometer to X-unit9,979.24 xu

Historical & cloth

Nanometer to Ell8.74891 × 10⁻¹⁰ ell
Nanometer to Cubit (UK)2.18723 × 10⁻⁹ cubit
Nanometer to Span (cloth)4.37445 × 10⁻⁹ span
Nanometer to Finger (cloth)8.74891 × 10⁻⁹ finger
Nanometer to Nail (cloth)1.74978 × 10⁻⁸ nail
Nanometer to Barleycorn1.1811 × 10⁻⁷ barleycorn
Nanometer to League2.07124 × 10⁻¹³ lea
Nanometer to Arpent1.70877 × 10⁻¹¹ arpent
Nanometer to Mile (Roman)6.75765 × 10⁻¹³ m.p.

Typography

Nanometer to Pica2.3622 × 10⁻⁷ pc
Nanometer to Point0.00000283465 pt
Nanometer to Twip0.0000566929 twip