line | 1 ln | 2 ln | 3 ln | 4 ln | 5 ln | 6 ln | 7 ln | 8 ln | 9 ln | 10 ln | 11 ln | 12 ln | 13 ln | 14 ln | 15 ln | 16 ln | 17 ln | 18 ln | 19 ln | 20 ln | 21 ln | 22 ln | 23 ln | 24 ln | 25 ln | 26 ln | 27 ln | 28 ln | 29 ln | 30 ln | 31 ln | 32 ln | 33 ln | 34 ln | 35 ln | 36 ln | 37 ln | 38 ln | 39 ln | 40 ln | 41 ln | 42 ln | 43 ln | 44 ln | 45 ln | 46 ln | 47 ln | 48 ln | 49 ln | 50 ln | 51 ln | 52 ln | 53 ln | 54 ln | 55 ln | 56 ln | 57 ln | 58 ln | 59 ln | 60 ln | 61 ln | 62 ln | 63 ln | 64 ln | 65 ln | 66 ln | 67 ln | 68 ln | 69 ln | 70 ln | 71 ln | 72 ln | 73 ln | 74 ln | 75 ln | 76 ln | 77 ln | 78 ln | 79 ln | 80 ln | 81 ln | 82 ln | 83 ln | 84 ln | 85 ln | 86 ln | 87 ln | 88 ln | 89 ln | 90 ln | 91 ln | 92 ln | 93 ln | 94 ln | 95 ln | 96 ln | 97 ln | 98 ln | 99 ln | 100 ln |
point (American, English) | 6.0226680 pt | 12.0453360 pt | 18.0680040 pt | 24.0906720 pt | 30.1133400 pt | 36.1360080 pt | 42.1586760 pt | 48.1813440 pt | 54.2040120 pt | 60.2266799 pt | 66.2493479 pt | 72.2720159 pt | 78.2946839 pt | 84.3173519 pt | 90.3400199 pt | 96.3626879 pt | 102.3853559 pt | 108.4080239 pt | 114.4306919 pt | 120.4533599 pt | 126.4760279 pt | 132.4986959 pt | 138.5213639 pt | 144.5440319 pt | 150.5666999 pt | 156.5893679 pt | 162.6120359 pt | 168.6347038 pt | 174.6573718 pt | 180.6800398 pt | 186.7027078 pt | 192.7253758 pt | 198.7480438 pt | 204.7707118 pt | 210.7933798 pt | 216.8160478 pt | 222.8387158 pt | 228.8613838 pt | 234.8840518 pt | 240.9067198 pt | 246.9293878 pt | 252.9520558 pt | 258.9747238 pt | 264.9973918 pt | 271.0200598 pt | 277.0427277 pt | 283.0653957 pt | 289.0880637 pt | 295.1107317 pt | 301.1333997 pt | 307.1560677 pt | 313.1787357 pt | 319.2014037 pt | 325.2240717 pt | 331.2467397 pt | 337.2694077 pt | 343.2920757 pt | 349.3147437 pt | 355.3374117 pt | 361.3600797 pt | 367.3827477 pt | 373.4054157 pt | 379.4280837 pt | 385.4507516 pt | 391.4734196 pt | 397.4960876 pt | 403.5187556 pt | 409.5414236 pt | 415.5640916 pt | 421.5867596 pt | 427.6094276 pt | 433.6320956 pt | 439.6547636 pt | 445.6774316 pt | 451.7000996 pt | 457.7227676 pt | 463.7454356 pt | 469.7681036 pt | 475.7907716 pt | 481.8134396 pt | 487.8361076 pt | 493.8587755 pt | 499.8814435 pt | 505.9041115 pt | 511.9267795 pt | 517.9494475 pt | 523.9721155 pt | 529.9947835 pt | 536.0174515 pt | 542.0401195 pt | 548.0627875 pt | 554.0854555 pt | 560.1081235 pt | 566.1307915 pt | 572.1534595 pt | 578.1761275 pt | 584.1987955 pt | 590.2214635 pt | 596.2441315 pt | 602.2667994 pt |
The line (abbreviated L or l) was a small English unit of length, variously reckoned as 1⁄10, 1⁄12, 1⁄16, or 1⁄40 of an inch. It was not included among the units authorized as the British Imperial system in 1824.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
---|---|---|---|---|
line | ln | ≡ 1⁄12 in | = 0.002116 m | Imperial/US |
lines | points (American, English) | lines | points (American, English) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ≈ 6.022667994499 | 4 | ≈ 24.090671977996 |
1.5 | ≈ 9.0340019917485 | 4.5 | ≈ 27.102005975245 |
2 | ≈ 12.045335988998 | 5 | ≈ 30.113339972495 |
2.5 | ≈ 15.056669986247 | 5.5 | ≈ 33.124673969744 |
3 | ≈ 18.068003983497 | 6 | ≈ 36.136007966994 |
In typography, the point is the smallest unit of measure. It is used for measuring font size, leading, and other items on a printed page.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
---|---|---|---|---|
point (American, English) | pt | ≡ 1⁄72.272 in | ≈ 0.000351450 m | Other (Length) |
points (American, English) | lines | points (American, English) | lines |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ≈ 0.16603937007874 | 4 | ≈ 0.66415748031496 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.24905905511811 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.74717716535433 |
2 | ≈ 0.33207874015748 | 5 | ≈ 0.8301968503937 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.41509842519685 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.91321653543307 |
3 | ≈ 0.49811811023622 | 6 | ≈ 0.99623622047244 |
lines | points (American, English) |
---|---|
1 | ≈ 6.0226680 |
0.1660394 | ≈ 1 |
Symbol | Definition |
---|---|
≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |