Yahoo Search Conversion Units

The Yahoo! search engine offers the convert search command which allows users to convert values from one unit to another or to discover the conversion factor. Yahoo! lists the following units as those accepted by the command although not all of them are accepted by the search engine in practise. Search Commands*' list below marks which search conversions work and which do not.

Yahoo's Conversion Calculator can be found here.

• Length Conversions
• Time Conversions
• Speed Conversions
• Temperature Conversions
• Weight Conversions
• Area Conversions
• Cooking/Volume Conversions

Length Conversions mm Millimeters   *functions as claimed in Inches   *functions as claimed cm Centimeters   *functions as claimed ft Feet   *functions as claimed m Meters   *functions as claimed yd Yards   *functions as claimed km Kilometers   *functions as claimed mi Miles   *functions as claimed nmi Nautical Miles   *functions as claimed Time Conversions sec Seconds   *functions as claimed d Days   *does not function as claimed. The search command days can be used instead. min Minutes   *functions as claimed wk Weeks   *functions as claimed hr Hours   *functions as claimed mo Months   *does not functions as claimed yr Years   *functions as claimed Speed Conversions cm/sec Centimeters per Second   *functions as claimed m/sec Meters per Second   *does not function as claimed km/hr Kilometers per Hour   *does not function as claimed km Kilometers   *functions as claimed ft/sec Feet per Second   *does not function as claimed mi/hr Miles per Hour   *does not function as claimed kn Knots   *does not function as claimed mi Miles   *functions as claimed mach Mach   *does not function as claimed Temperature Conversions F Degrees Fahrenheit   *functions as claimed C Degrees Celsius   *functions as claimed K Kelvins   *does not function as claimed R Degrees Rankine   *does not function as claimed Weight Conversions mg Milligrams   *functions as claimed oz Ounces   *functions as claimed kg Kilograms   *functions as claimed tonne Metric Tons   *functions as claimed lb Pounds   *functions as claimed ton Tons   *functions as claimed Area Conversions sqcm Square Centimeters   *functions as claimed sqin Square Inches   *functions as claimed sqdm Square Decimeters   *functions as claimed sqkm Square Kilometers   *functions as claimed hect Hectares   *does not function as claimed sqm Square Meters   *functions as claimed sq/ft Square Feet   *does not function as claimed sqyd Square Yards   *functions as claimed sqmi Square Miles   *functions as claimed acre Acres   *functions as claimed sqnmi Square Nautical Miles   *does not function as claimed Cooking/Volume Conversions dash Dash   *does not function as claimed drop Drop   *does not function as claimed ml Millileters   *functions as claimed pinch Pinches   *does not function as claimed l Liters   *functions as claimed tsp Teaspoons (US)   *does not function as claimed tspuk Teaspoons (UK)   *does not function as claimed tbsp Tablespoons (US)   *does not function as claimed tbspuk Tablespoons (UK)   *does not function as claimed cup Cups   *does not function as claimed flozuk Fluid Ounces (UK)   *does not function as claimed floz Fluid Ounces (US)   *functions as claimed ptuk Pints (UK)   *does not function as claimed pt Pints (US)   *functions as claimed galuk Gallons (UK)   *does not function as claimed qt Quarts   *functions as claimed gal Gallons (US)   *functions as claimed