diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9ef703f..a7db8aa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/eslint-parser": "7.27.0",
     "@types/node": "22.14.1",
-    "@vitest/coverage-v8": "3.1.1",
-    "eslint": "9.25.0",
+    "@vitest/coverage-v8": "3.1.2",
+    "eslint": "9.25.1",
     "eslint-plugin-jsdoc": "50.6.9",
     "typescript": "5.8.3",
-    "vitest": "3.1.1"
+    "vitest": "3.1.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/unconvert.js b/src/unconvert.js
index 509cd64..b0ef3ed 100644
--- a/src/unconvert.js
+++ b/src/unconvert.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const dayMillis = 86400000 // 1 day in milliseconds
  * @returns {DecodedArray}
  */
 export function unconvert(element, values) {
-  const ctype = element.converted_type
+  const { converted_type: ctype, logical_type: ltype } = element
   if (ctype === 'DECIMAL') {
     const factor = 10 ** (element.scale || 0)
     return values.map(v => {
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ export function unconvert(element, values) {
     const encoder = new TextEncoder()
     return values.map(v => encoder.encode(JSON.stringify(v)))
   }
+  if (ltype?.type === 'FLOAT16') {
+    return Array.from(values).map(unconvertFloat16)
+  }
   if (ctype === 'UTF8') {
     if (!Array.isArray(values)) throw new Error('strings must be an array')
     const encoder = new TextEncoder()
@@ -148,8 +151,8 @@ export function unconvertDecimal({ type, type_length }, value) {
     } else {
       // for nonnegative: stop when top byte has signBit = 0 AND shifted value == 0n
       // for negative: stop when top byte has signBit = 1 AND shifted value == -1n
-      const signBit = byte & 0x80
-      if (!signBit && value === 0n || signBit && value === -1n) {
+      const sign = byte & 0x80
+      if (!sign && value === 0n || sign && value === -1n) {
         break
       }
     }
@@ -157,3 +160,62 @@ export function unconvertDecimal({ type, type_length }, value) {
 
   return new Uint8Array(bytes)
 }
+
+/**
+ * @param {number | undefined} value
+ * @returns {Uint8Array | undefined}
+ */
+export function unconvertFloat16(value) {
+  if (value === undefined || value === null) return
+  if (Number.isNaN(value)) return new Uint8Array([0x00, 0x7e])
+
+  const sign = value < 0 || Object.is(value, -0) ? 1 : 0
+  const abs = Math.abs(value)
+
+  // infinities
+  if (!isFinite(abs)) return new Uint8Array([0x00, sign << 7 | 0x7c])
+
+  // ±0
+  if (abs === 0) return new Uint8Array([0x00, sign << 7])
+
+  // write as f32 to get raw bits
+  const buf = new ArrayBuffer(4)
+  new Float32Array(buf)[0] = abs
+  const bits32 = new Uint32Array(buf)[0]
+
+  let exp32 = bits32 >>> 23 & 0xff
+  let mant32 = bits32 & 0x7fffff
+
+  // convert 32‑bit exponent to unbiased, then to 16‑bit
+  exp32 -= 127
+
+  // handle numbers too small for a normal 16‑bit exponent
+  if (exp32 < -14) {
+    // sub‑normal: shift mantissa so that result = mant * 2^-14
+    const shift = -14 - exp32
+    mant32 = (mant32 | 0x800000) >> shift + 13
+
+    // round‑to‑nearest‑even
+    if (mant32 & 1) mant32 += 1
+
+    const bits16 = sign << 15 | mant32
+    return new Uint8Array([bits16 & 0xff, bits16 >> 8])
+  }
+
+  // overflow
+  if (exp32 > 15) return new Uint8Array([0x00, sign << 7 | 0x7c])
+
+  // normal number
+  let exp16 = exp32 + 15
+  mant32 = mant32 + 0x1000 // add rounding bit
+
+  // handle mantissa overflow after rounding
+  if (mant32 & 0x800000) {
+    mant32 = 0
+    if (++exp16 === 31) // became infinity
+      return new Uint8Array([0x00, sign << 7 | 0x7c])
+  }
+
+  const bits16 = sign << 15 | exp16 << 10 | mant32 >> 13
+  return new Uint8Array([bits16 & 0xff, bits16 >> 8])
+}
diff --git a/test/files/float16_nonzeros_and_nans.parquet b/test/files/float16_nonzeros_and_nans.parquet
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a0fc41
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diff --git a/test/unconvert.test.js b/test/unconvert.test.js
index 31ff2db..0bd980f 100644
--- a/test/unconvert.test.js
+++ b/test/unconvert.test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
-import { unconvert, unconvertDecimal, unconvertMinMax } from '../src/unconvert.js'
+import { unconvert, unconvertDecimal, unconvertFloat16, unconvertMinMax } from '../src/unconvert.js'
 import { convertMetadata } from 'hyparquet/src/metadata.js'
+import { parseFloat16 } from 'hyparquet/src/convert.js'
 
 /**
  * @import {SchemaElement} from 'hyparquet'
@@ -200,6 +201,43 @@ describe('unconvertDecimal', () => {
   })
 })
 
+describe('unconvertFloat16', () => {
+  it('should convert number to Float16 array', () => {
+    expect(unconvertFloat16(undefined)).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(unconvertFloat16(0)).toEqual(new Uint8Array([0x00, 0x00]))
+    expect(unconvertFloat16(-0)).toEqual(new Uint8Array([0x00, 0x80]))
+    expect(unconvertFloat16(NaN)).toEqual(new Uint8Array([0x00, 0x7e]))
+    expect(unconvertFloat16(Infinity)).toEqual(new Uint8Array([0x00, 0x7c]))
+    expect(unconvertFloat16(-Infinity)).toEqual(new Uint8Array([0x00, 0xfc]))
+    expect(unconvertFloat16(0.5)).toEqual(new Uint8Array([0x00, 0x38]))
+    expect(unconvertFloat16(-0.5)).toEqual(new Uint8Array([0x00, 0xb8]))
+    expect(unconvertFloat16(1)).toEqual(new Uint8Array([0x00, 0x3c]))
+    expect(unconvertFloat16(-1)).toEqual(new Uint8Array([0x00, 0xbc]))
+    expect(unconvertFloat16(0.000244140625)).toEqual(new Uint8Array([0x00, 0x0c]))
+    // largest normal
+    expect(unconvertFloat16(65504)).toEqual(new Uint8Array([0xff, 0x7b]))
+    expect(unconvertFloat16(65505)).toEqual(new Uint8Array([0xff, 0x7b]))
+    // subnormal
+    expect(unconvertFloat16(Math.pow(2, -24))).toEqual(new Uint8Array([0x02, 0x00]))
+    // mantissa overflow
+    expect(unconvertFloat16(2047.9999)).toEqual(new Uint8Array([0x00, 0x68]))
+  })
+
+  it('should round-trip Float16', () => {
+    expect(parseFloat16(unconvertFloat16(0))).toEqual(0)
+    expect(parseFloat16(unconvertFloat16(-0))).toEqual(-0)
+    expect(parseFloat16(unconvertFloat16(NaN))).toEqual(NaN)
+    expect(parseFloat16(unconvertFloat16(Infinity))).toEqual(Infinity)
+    expect(parseFloat16(unconvertFloat16(-Infinity))).toEqual(-Infinity)
+    expect(parseFloat16(unconvertFloat16(0.5))).toEqual(0.5)
+    expect(parseFloat16(unconvertFloat16(-0.5))).toEqual(-0.5)
+    expect(parseFloat16(unconvertFloat16(1))).toEqual(1)
+    expect(parseFloat16(unconvertFloat16(-1))).toEqual(-1)
+    expect(parseFloat16(unconvertFloat16(65504))).toEqual(65504)
+    expect(parseFloat16(unconvertFloat16(0.000244140625))).toEqual(0.000244140625)
+  })
+})
+
 /**
  * BigInt parseDecimal
  * @param {Uint8Array} bytes