Nibble
Updated: 03/05/2023 by Computer Hope
A nibble is four bits or half of a byte. For example, the decimal value of 10 in an 8-bit byte is 00001010 that same value in a 4-bit nibble is 1010.
Note
A nibble may also be spelled as nyble or nybble.
What comes before a nibble?
A bit comes before a nibble.
What comes after a nibble?
A byte to come after a nibble.
Nibble vs. other data measurements
Below is a listing of byte values in comparison to other units of measurements.
| Nibble (N) | Value |
|---|---|
| Nibble in a Bit (b) | 0.25 |
| Nibble in a Nibble (N) | 1 |
| Nibbles in a Byte (B) | 2 |
| Nibbles in a Kilobit (Kb) | 256 |
| Nibbles in a Kilobyte (KB) | 2,048 |
| Nibbles in a Kibibit (Kib) | 256 |
| Nibbles in a Kibibyte (KiB) | 2,048 |
| Nibbles in a Megabit (Mb) | 250,000 |
| Nibbles in a Megabyte (MB) | 2,000,000 |
| Nibbles in a Mebibit (Mib) | 262,144 |
| Nibbles in a Mebibyte (MiB) | 2,097,152 |
| Nibbles in a Gigabit (Gb) | 250,000,000 |
| Nibbles in a Gigabyte (GB) | 2,000,000,000 |
| Nibbles in a Gibibit (Gib) | 250,000,000 |
| Nibbles in a Gibibyte (GiB) | 2,147,483,648 |
| Nibbles in a Terabit (Tb) | 250,000,000,000 |
| Nibbles in a Terabyte (TB) | 2,000,000,000,000 |
| Nibbles in a Tebibit (Tib) | 274,877,906,944 |
| Nibbles in a Tebibyte (TiB) | 2,199,023,255,552 |
| Nibbles in a Petabit (Pb) | 250,000,000,000,000 |
| Nibbles in a Petabyte (PB) | 2,000,000,000,000,000 |
| Nibbles in a Pebibit (Pib) | 2,251,799,813,685,248 |
| Nibbles in a Pebibyte (PiB) | 2,251,799,813,685,248 |
| Nibbles in an Exabit (Eb) | 250,000,000,000,000,000 |
| Nibbles in an Exabyte (EB) | 2,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
| Nibbles in an Exbibit (Eib) | 288,230,376,151,711,744 |
| Nibbles in an Exbibyte (EiB) | 2,305,843,010,000,000,000 |
| Nibbles in a Zettabyte (ZB) | 2,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
| Nibbles in a Yottabyte (YB) | 2,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 |