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Semitones to cents

Type a value in semitones to get it in ¢ instantly.

70,000¢

That's 181,573,759,066,329,730× as wide as an octave — nothing on our list beats it. That is a frequency ratio of about 363,147,518,132,659,460.

What it means

How wide is that interval?

Cents describe intervals, not pitches. A note needs a reference — usually A = 440 Hz — before an interval becomes a frequency.

The math

How to convert semitones to ¢

To convert semitones to cents, multiply by 100.

Example: 700 semitones × 100 = 70,000 ¢.

In the other direction, 1 ¢ = 0.01 semitones.

Every unit

Your interval in every unit

Tables

semitones to ¢ conversion table

semitones to ¢ conversion table
semitones¢
1 semitones100 ¢
10 semitones1,000 ¢
50 semitones5,000 ¢
100 semitones10,000 ¢
200 semitones20,000 ¢
386 semitones38,600 ¢
498 semitones49,800 ¢
700 semitones70,000 ¢
702 semitones70,200 ¢
1,200 semitones120,000 ¢
2,400 semitones240,000 ¢
¢ to semitones conversion table
¢ to semitones conversion table
¢semitones
1 ¢0.01 semitones
10 ¢0.1 semitones
50 ¢0.5 semitones
100 ¢1 semitones
200 ¢2 semitones
386 ¢3.86 semitones
498 ¢4.98 semitones
700 ¢7 semitones
702 ¢7.02 semitones
1,200 ¢12 semitones
2,400 ¢24 semitones

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many ¢ is 1 semitones?
1 semitones is 100 ¢.
How many ¢ is 10 semitones?
10 semitones is 1,000 ¢.
How many ¢ is 700 semitones?
700 semitones is 70,000 ¢.

The units

About these units

Semitones (semitones)

A hundred cents each, the step between two piano keys.

Cents (¢)

Hundredths of a semitone: 1,200 to the octave.

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