Abstract In this work, we present the fabrication process and analyze optical properties of carbon nanodots (C-dots) from rice powder taken Kupang regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province. The was annealed at 400oC for 30 minutes to obtain a black powder. This sample (0.5 gram, 3 mL ethanol) sonicated an hour, ethanol (10 mL) added again centrifugation 1000 rpm 20 minutes. Furthermore, solution fil...