Select a bar size and enter a bar count and length to calculate total rebar weight and cost.
How to Use the Rebar Weight and Size Calculator
Pick a bar size from the dropdown to see its diameter, cross-sectional area, and weight per foot. Add a bar count and length per bar, and total weight and cost follow.
Rebar sizes are numbered by their diameter in eighths of an inch — a #4 bar is 4/8 in. (0.5 in.) across, a #8 bar is 8/8 in. (1 in.). That naming convention is why the jump from #3 to #4 looks small on paper but the weight per foot nearly doubles: weight scales with cross-sectional area, which grows with the square of diameter, not with diameter itself.
total weight = number of bars × length per bar × weight per foot
The weight-per-foot column is the number that actually matters for ordering and shipping — rebar is sold and freighted by weight, not by the linear foot, so this is usually the last conversion between a bar count and a supplier's quote.