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What is the formula of Capillarity?

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Answer: The formula for capillarity is

h=2cosθ⁡ / rρg 

Here,
h is the height of liquid level in the capillary tube
T is the surface tension
p is the density of the liquid
r is the radius of the bore of the capillary tube
θ is the angle of contact
g is the gravitational constant.