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Kilobyte (decimal)kB
Megabyte (decimal)MB
Gigabyte (decimal)GB
Terabyte (decimal)TB
Kibibyte (binary)KiB
Mebibyte (binary)MiB
Gibibyte (binary)GiB
Tebibyte (binary)TiB
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ByteB
Bitb
Kilobyte (decimal)kB
Megabyte (decimal)MB
Gigabyte (decimal)GB
Terabyte (decimal)TB
Kibibyte (binary)KiB
Mebibyte (binary)MiB
Gibibyte (binary)GiB
Tebibyte (binary)TiB
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CONVERSION
1 B ≈ 8 b
6 significant figures
10 significant figures
15 significant figures
Precision changes displayed rounding, not calculation accuracy.
FORMULAb = B × 8
FORMULA & EXAMPLES
How to convert Bytes to bits
b = B × 8
Multiply the B reading by 8.
Worked examples
1 B ≈ 8 b
1 × 8 ≈ 8
1024 B ≈ 8192 b
1024 × 8 ≈ 8192
Frequently asked questions
How are bits and bytes distinguished in B to b?
A lowercase b or the word bit denotes bits; uppercase B denotes bytes. Eight bits make one byte. Storage quantities and per-second transfer rates are separate categories.
Bytes to bits table
Fixed reference · Byte to Bit
Reference values use this page’s named pair and default context. Calculator precision and font settings do not change this table.
Byte (B)
Bit (b)
0
0
0.1
0.8
0.5
4
1
8
2
16
5
40
10
80
25
200
50
400
100
800
1000
8000
Table results use 10 significant figures; decimal formula coefficients use up to 15. Calculations use the unit definitions before rounding. Extra digits do not improve measurement accuracy.