Free Unit Converter Widget
Let visitors convert length, weight, temperature, and volume on your site.
A clean unit converter your visitors can use to switch between length, weight, temperature, and volume units, with all conversion math built in — no API calls or external services. It updates live as they type, and includes a swap button for flipping from and to units. Install it with a single script tag — no dependencies, no accounts.
Embed this widget
Paste either snippet into your page — a Custom HTML block on WordPress, Shopify, or Squarespace works too. Both snippets update live as you customize, so what you copy is exactly what you configured.
<script src="https://hayneslab.dev/widgets/unit-converter.js" async></script>
<!-- Free Unit Converter widget by haynes lab — https://hayneslab.dev/tools/widgets/unit-converter --><!-- Free Unit Converter widget by haynes lab — https://hayneslab.dev/tools/widgets/unit-converter -->
<script>
/*!
* haynes lab — Unit Converter widget (free)
* Docs & embed code: https://hayneslab.dev/tools/widgets/unit-converter
*/
(function () {
'use strict';
var PREFIX = 'hlw-unit-converter';
var STYLE_ID = 'hlw-unit-converter-styles';
// Linear categories convert through a base unit; temperature is special-cased.
var CATEGORIES = {
length: {
label: 'Length',
units: {
mm: { label: 'Millimeters (mm)', factor: 0.001 },
cm: { label: 'Centimeters (cm)', factor: 0.01 },
m: { label: 'Meters (m)', factor: 1 },
km: { label: 'Kilometers (km)', factor: 1000 },
in: { label: 'Inches (in)', factor: 0.0254 },
ft: { label: 'Feet (ft)', factor: 0.3048 },
yd: { label: 'Yards (yd)', factor: 0.9144 },
mi: { label: 'Miles (mi)', factor: 1609.344 },
},
},
weight: {
label: 'Weight',
units: {
mg: { label: 'Milligrams (mg)', factor: 0.001 },
g: { label: 'Grams (g)', factor: 1 },
kg: { label: 'Kilograms (kg)', factor: 1000 },
t: { label: 'Metric tons (t)', factor: 1000000 },
oz: { label: 'Ounces (oz)', factor: 28.349523125 },
lb: { label: 'Pounds (lb)', factor: 453.59237 },
},
},
temperature: {
label: 'Temperature',
units: {
c: { label: 'Celsius (°C)' },
f: { label: 'Fahrenheit (°F)' },
k: { label: 'Kelvin (K)' },
},
},
volume: {
label: 'Volume',
units: {
ml: { label: 'Milliliters (ml)', factor: 0.001 },
l: { label: 'Liters (l)', factor: 1 },
tsp: { label: 'US teaspoons (tsp)', factor: 0.00492892159375 },
tbsp: { label: 'US tablespoons (tbsp)', factor: 0.01478676478125 },
floz: { label: 'US fluid ounces (fl oz)', factor: 0.0295735295625 },
cup: { label: 'US cups (cup)', factor: 0.2365882365 },
pt: { label: 'US pints (pt)', factor: 0.473176473 },
qt: { label: 'US quarts (qt)', factor: 0.946352946 },
gal: { label: 'US gallons (gal)', factor: 3.785411784 },
},
},
};
function findScript() {
return document.currentScript ||
document.querySelector('script[src*="widgets/unit-converter.js"]');
}
function injectStyles() {
if (document.getElementById(STYLE_ID)) return;
var css =
'.' + PREFIX + ', .' + PREFIX + ' * { box-sizing: border-box; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + ' { position: relative; max-width: 520px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 24px 24px 30px;' +
' font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;' +
' font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; color: #1f2937; background: #ffffff;' +
' border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; border-radius: 12px; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__title { margin: 0 0 16px; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 600; color: #111827; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__field { display: block; margin-bottom: 14px; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__label { display: block; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; color: #6b7280; margin-bottom: 4px; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__input, .' + PREFIX + '__select { width: 100%; padding: 9px 12px; font-size: 15px;' +
' font-family: inherit; color: #1f2937; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #d1d5db; border-radius: 8px; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__input:focus, .' + PREFIX + '__select:focus { outline: 2px solid var(--hlw-accent); outline-offset: 1px; border-color: var(--hlw-accent); }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__row { display: flex; align-items: flex-end; gap: 10px; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__row .' + PREFIX + '__field { flex: 1; min-width: 0; margin-bottom: 0; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__swap { flex: 0 0 auto; width: 38px; height: 38px; margin-bottom: 0; padding: 0;' +
' border: 1px solid #d1d5db; border-radius: 8px; background: #ffffff; color: #6b7280;' +
' font-size: 18px; line-height: 1; cursor: pointer; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__swap:hover { color: var(--hlw-accent); border-color: var(--hlw-accent); }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__swap:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--hlw-accent); outline-offset: 2px; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__result { margin-top: 16px; padding: 14px 16px; border-radius: 8px; background: #f9fafb;' +
' border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; font-size: 15px; color: #374151; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__result-value { display: block; margin-top: 2px; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 700; color: var(--hlw-accent);' +
' overflow-wrap: anywhere; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__credit { position: absolute; right: 10px; bottom: 6px; font-size: 11px;' +
' display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 4px; color: #9ca3af; text-decoration: none; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__credit svg { display: block; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__credit:hover { color: #6b7280; text-decoration: underline; }' +
'@media (max-width: 480px) { .' + PREFIX + ' { padding: 18px 16px 28px; } }';
var style = document.createElement('style');
style.id = STYLE_ID;
style.textContent = css;
document.head.appendChild(style);
}
function el(tag, className, text) {
var node = document.createElement(tag);
if (className) node.className = className;
if (text != null) node.textContent = text;
return node;
}
function logoSvg() {
var svgNS = 'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg';
var svg = document.createElementNS(svgNS, 'svg');
svg.setAttribute('viewBox', '0 0 32 32');
svg.setAttribute('width', '13');
svg.setAttribute('height', '13');
svg.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
svg.setAttribute('focusable', 'false');
function circle(cx, cy, r, attrs) {
var c = document.createElementNS(svgNS, 'circle');
c.setAttribute('cx', cx);
c.setAttribute('cy', cy);
c.setAttribute('r', r);
for (var key in attrs) c.setAttribute(key, attrs[key]);
svg.appendChild(c);
}
circle(16, 16, 16, { fill: '#0f0a0a' });
circle(16, 16, 12, { fill: 'none', stroke: '#fff5f5', 'stroke-width': 1, opacity: 0.3 });
circle(16, 16, 9, { fill: 'none', stroke: '#fff5f5', 'stroke-width': 1, opacity: 0.5 });
circle(16, 16, 6, { fill: 'none', stroke: '#fff5f5', 'stroke-width': 1.2, opacity: 0.9 });
circle(16, 16, 3, { fill: '#06b6d4' });
circle(24.5, 7.5, 2, { fill: '#f97316' });
circle(7, 16, 1.8, { fill: '#f97316' });
circle(20, 20, 1.5, { fill: '#f97316' });
return svg;
}
function convert(categoryKey, value, fromKey, toKey) {
if (categoryKey === 'temperature') {
var celsius = fromKey === 'c' ? value : fromKey === 'f' ? (value - 32) * 5 / 9 : value - 273.15;
if (toKey === 'c') return celsius;
if (toKey === 'f') return celsius * 9 / 5 + 32;
return celsius + 273.15;
}
var units = CATEGORIES[categoryKey].units;
return value * units[fromKey].factor / units[toKey].factor;
}
function formatNumber(n) {
if (!isFinite(n)) return '—';
var abs = Math.abs(n);
var decimals = abs === 0 ? 0 : abs >= 100 ? 2 : abs >= 1 ? 4 : 6;
var rounded = n.toFixed(decimals);
// trim trailing zeros
if (rounded.indexOf('.') !== -1) rounded = rounded.replace(/\.?0+$/, '');
return rounded;
}
function build(script) {
var defaultCategory = script.getAttribute('data-hl-default-category') || 'length';
if (!CATEGORIES[defaultCategory]) {
console.warn('[haynes lab unit-converter] Unknown data-hl-default-category "' + defaultCategory + '". Falling back to "length".');
defaultCategory = 'length';
}
var accent = script.getAttribute('data-hl-accent') || '#f97316';
injectStyles();
var root = el('div', PREFIX);
root.style.setProperty('--hlw-accent', accent);
root.appendChild(el('h3', PREFIX + '__title', 'Unit Converter'));
function makeField(labelText, control) {
var field = el('label', PREFIX + '__field');
field.appendChild(el('span', PREFIX + '__label', labelText));
field.appendChild(control);
return field;
}
var categorySelect = el('select', PREFIX + '__select');
Object.keys(CATEGORIES).forEach(function (key) {
var opt = el('option', null, CATEGORIES[key].label);
opt.value = key;
categorySelect.appendChild(opt);
});
categorySelect.value = defaultCategory;
root.appendChild(makeField('Category', categorySelect));
var input = el('input', PREFIX + '__input');
input.type = 'number';
input.step = 'any';
input.value = '1';
input.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Value to convert');
root.appendChild(makeField('Value', input));
var fromSelect = el('select', PREFIX + '__select');
var toSelect = el('select', PREFIX + '__select');
var swap = el('button', PREFIX + '__swap', '⇄');
swap.type = 'button';
swap.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Swap from and to units');
var row = el('div', PREFIX + '__row');
row.appendChild(makeField('From', fromSelect));
row.appendChild(swap);
row.appendChild(makeField('To', toSelect));
root.appendChild(row);
var result = el('div', PREFIX + '__result');
result.setAttribute('aria-live', 'polite');
var resultLabel = el('span', null, 'Result');
var resultValue = el('span', PREFIX + '__result-value', '');
result.appendChild(resultLabel);
result.appendChild(resultValue);
root.appendChild(result);
function populateUnits() {
var units = CATEGORIES[categorySelect.value].units;
fromSelect.textContent = '';
toSelect.textContent = '';
Object.keys(units).forEach(function (key) {
var fromOpt = el('option', null, units[key].label);
fromOpt.value = key;
fromSelect.appendChild(fromOpt);
var toOpt = el('option', null, units[key].label);
toOpt.value = key;
toSelect.appendChild(toOpt);
});
var keys = Object.keys(units);
fromSelect.value = keys[0];
toSelect.value = keys.length > 1 ? keys[1] : keys[0];
}
function update() {
var value = parseFloat(input.value);
if (isNaN(value)) {
resultValue.textContent = '—';
return;
}
var converted = convert(categorySelect.value, value, fromSelect.value, toSelect.value);
resultValue.textContent = formatNumber(converted) + ' ' + toSelect.value;
}
categorySelect.addEventListener('change', function () { populateUnits(); update(); });
fromSelect.addEventListener('change', update);
toSelect.addEventListener('change', update);
input.addEventListener('input', update);
swap.addEventListener('click', function () {
var tmp = fromSelect.value;
fromSelect.value = toSelect.value;
toSelect.value = tmp;
update();
});
populateUnits();
update();
var credit = el('a', PREFIX + '__credit');
credit.appendChild(logoSvg());
credit.appendChild(document.createTextNode('Powered by haynes lab'));
credit.href = 'https://hayneslab.dev/tools/widgets/unit-converter';
credit.target = '_blank';
credit.rel = 'noopener';
root.appendChild(credit);
if (script.parentNode && script.parentNode.nodeName !== 'HEAD') {
script.insertAdjacentElement('afterend', root);
} else {
document.body.appendChild(root);
}
}
function init() {
var script = findScript();
if (!script) {
console.warn('[haynes lab unit-converter] Could not locate its own script tag. Nothing rendered.');
return;
}
build(script);
}
if (document.body) {
init();
} else {
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', init);
}
})();
</script>Configuration
Every option is an attribute on the script tag — the same attributes the customizer above exposes. All attributes are optional unless marked required — defaults apply when omitted.
| Attribute | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
data-hl-default-category | "length" | Category shown on load: length, weight, temperature, or volume. |
data-hl-accent | "#f97316" | Highlight color for the result and focus states. |
Frequently asked questions
How do I install the Unit Converter?
Paste the script snippet where you want the converter to appear — it renders inline right after the tag and works immediately with all conversion tables built in, so no API key or backend is needed.
Can I change the default category and colors?
Yes — set data-hl-default-category to length, weight, temperature, or volume to pick the starting category, and data-hl-accent to change the highlight color.
Does it work on WordPress, Shopify, or Squarespace?
Yes — it is a single vanilla JS file with no dependencies, so it works on WordPress, Shopify, Squarespace, or any site that can embed a script tag.
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