---
title: "CR2025 equivalent: DL2025, ECR2025, KCR2025"
description: "The CR2025 is a 3 V lithium (primary) cell, also sold as DL2025, ECR2025, KCR2025. Full equivalents, what does not substitute, and where it is used."
url: https://atoneplace.net/battery/cr2025/
site: "At One Place"
---

# CR2025 battery

**What replaces a CR2025: DL2025, ECR2025, KCR2025, LM2025, BR2025L, SB-T14**

3 V lithium (primary), 20 × 2.5 mm (diameter × height)

The CR2025 is a single-use 3 V lithium (primary) coin cell. The codes below are the same physical cell sold under different manufacturer names, and any of them will fit.

## Specification

- **IEC designation:** CR2025
- **ANSI / NEDA:** 5003LC
- **Nominal voltage:** 3 V
- **Chemistry:** Lithium (primary)
- **Size:** 20 × 2.5 mm (diameter × height)
- **Typical capacity:** 165 mAh
- **Rechargeable:** No — never charge it

## Codes that mean the same battery

*Different manufacturers, one physical battery. Voltage, chemistry and dimensions all match.*

| Code | Fits? |
| --- | --- |
| DL2025 | Yes — same cell |
| ECR2025 | Yes — same cell |
| KCR2025 | Yes — same cell |
| LM2025 | Yes — same cell |
| BR2025L | Yes — same cell |
| SB-T14 | Yes — same cell |
| 5003LC | Yes — same cell |
| L12 | Yes — same cell |

## Codes that look close but are not

| Code | Why it is not a substitute |
| --- | --- |
| CR2032 | Same diameter but 0.7 mm thicker. In a spring-loaded holder it usually fits and gives you more runtime; in a tight slot-in holder — several car key fobs and slim remotes — it will not seat, and forcing it bends the contact. |
| LIR2025 | Rechargeable lithium-ion at 3.6 V in the same shell. Never put a CR2025 in a charger. |

> The CR2025 is a primary cell and must never be put in a charger. Charging a sealed primary battery builds gas pressure inside a can with no vent designed for it, which is how they rupture or catch fire. Rechargeable look-alikes exist for several sizes and carry different codes — check the code, not the shape.

## Where it turns up

- Car key fobs, especially Toyota, Honda and Ford
- Kitchen and body scales
- Calculators and digital thermometers
- LED tea lights and novelty toys

> Energizer rates it at 170 mAh to a 2.0 V cut-off; other brands publish 150–165 mAh. It is the CR2032 with a quarter of the thickness removed, and roughly a quarter less capacity.

## Common questions

### What is equivalent to a CR2025?

DL2025, ECR2025, KCR2025, LM2025, BR2025L, SB-T14, 5003LC, L12 — all the same 3 V cell under different manufacturer codes.

### Can I use a CR2032 instead of a CR2025?

Same diameter but 0.7 mm thicker. In a spring-loaded holder it usually fits and gives you more runtime; in a tight slot-in holder — several car key fobs and slim remotes — it will not seat, and forcing it bends the contact.

### Is the CR2025 rechargeable?

No. It is a primary cell — charging one risks rupture or fire. Rechargeable look-alikes exist in the same size under different codes.

## Related pages

- [CR2032 battery](https://atoneplace.net/battery/cr2032/)
- [CR2016 battery](https://atoneplace.net/battery/cr2016/)
- [CR2450 battery](https://atoneplace.net/battery/cr2450/)
- [CR1220 battery](https://atoneplace.net/battery/cr1220/)
- [CR1620 battery](https://atoneplace.net/battery/cr1620/)
- [CR1632 battery](https://atoneplace.net/battery/cr1632/)
- [CR2430 battery](https://atoneplace.net/battery/cr2430/)
- [CR2477 battery](https://atoneplace.net/battery/cr2477/)
- [CR1616 battery](https://atoneplace.net/battery/cr1616/)
- [CR1225 battery](https://atoneplace.net/battery/cr1225/)
- [LIR2032 battery](https://atoneplace.net/battery/lir2032/)
- [BR2032 battery](https://atoneplace.net/battery/br2032/)

## Sources

- Official vendor product documentation — At One Place (/about/)