Capacitor Code

Decode ceramic and film capacitor markings (104, 4R7, 2n2, 2A104J) into pF / nF / ยตF with tolerance and voltage codes, or encode a capacitance into its 3-digit EIA code.

100 nF
Tolerance: ยฑ10% Voltage: not marked
472
4.7 nF

Common Values

CodepFnFยตF
100100.010.00001
220220.0220.000022
330330.0330.000033
470470.0470.000047
1011000.10.0001
2212200.220.00022
3313300.330.00033
4714700.470.00047
1021,00010.001
2222,2002.20.0022
4724,7004.70.0047
10310,000100.01
22322,000220.022
47347,000470.047
104100,0001000.1
224220,0002200.22
474470,0004700.47
1051,000,0001,0001
2252,200,0002,2002.2
4754,700,0004,7004.7
10610,000,00010,00010

Tolerance Letters

B ยฑ0.1 pF
C ยฑ0.25 pF
D ยฑ0.5 pF
F ยฑ1%
G ยฑ2%
J ยฑ5%
K ยฑ10%
M ยฑ20%
Z +80% / โˆ’20%

Voltage Codes (EIA)

0G 4 V
0L 5.5 V
0J 6.3 V
1A 10 V
1C 16 V
1E 25 V
1V 35 V
1H 50 V
1J 63 V
1K 80 V
2A 100 V
2Q 110 V
2B 125 V
2C 160 V
2Z 180 V
2D 200 V
2P 220 V
2E 250 V
2F 315 V
2V 350 V
2G 400 V
2W 450 V
2J 630 V
3A 1000 V

3-digit code = two significant digits ร— 10^third digit, in picofarads (104 = 10 ร— 10โด pF = 100 nF). "R" marks the decimal point (4R7 = 4.7 pF). Third digit 8 or 9 means ร—0.01 / ร—0.1.