Editing Microgram (section)

{{Short description|Unit of mass, 1 millionth of a gram}}
{{Hatnote|"μg" and "ΜG" (Greek letter mu with G) redirect here. For microgravity, see [[micro-g environment]]. Not to be confused with [[MG (disambiguation)|MG]] (in Latin letters) or [[uG (disambiguation)|uG]] (in Latin letters).}}
{{Infobox unit
| name         = Microgram
| image        = Radiance multivitamins nutritional information crop.jpg
| caption      = A [[nutrition facts label]] displaying, for example, the amount of [[folic acid]] in micrograms
| standard     = [[International System of Units|SI]]
| quantity     = [[mass]]
| symbol       = μg
}}
In the [[metric system]], a '''microgram''' or '''microgramme''' is a [[Physical unit|unit]] of [[mass]] equal to one millionth ({{val|1|e=-6}}) of a [[gram]]. The unit symbol is '''μg''' according to the [[International System of Units]] (SI); the recommended symbol in the United States and United Kingdom when communicating medical information is '''mcg'''.  In μg, the prefix symbol for [[micro-]] is the Greek letter [[Mu (letter)|μ (mu)]].