Use the following abbreviations when the unit of measure occurs frequently in your document. You can also abbreviate units of measure in tables or images to save space.
Unit of measure |
Abbreviation |
ampere |
A |
bits per second |
bps |
British thermal unit |
BTU |
centimeter |
cm |
cubic centimeter |
cm3 |
cubic meter |
m3 |
decibel |
dB |
degree, angle |
deg |
degree Celsius |
°C |
degree Fahrenheit |
°F |
dots per inch |
dpi |
feet |
ft |
gigabits |
Do not abbreviate |
gigabits per second |
Gbps |
gigabytes |
GB |
gigabytes per second |
GBps |
gigahertz |
GHz |
gram |
g |
Hertz |
Hz |
inch |
in. |
kilobits |
Do not abbreviate |
kilobits per second |
kbps |
kilobyte |
KB |
kilobytes per second |
KBps |
kilogram |
kg |
kilohertz |
KHz |
kilometer |
km |
kilovolt |
kV |
kilowatt |
kW |
megabits |
Do not abbreviate |
megabits per second |
Mbps |
megabytes |
MB |
megabytes per second |
MBps |
megahertz |
MHz |
meter |
m |
milliHertz |
mHz |
miles |
mi |
millimeters |
mm |
milliseconds |
ms |
minutes |
mins |
months |
Do not abbreviate |
ounce |
oz |
pounds |
lb |
seconds |
sec |
square inch |
in2 |
square meter |
m2 |
volt |
V |
volts AC |
VAC |
volts DC |
VDC |
watt |
W |
years |
Do not abbreviate |
