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 (typography) | 6.0225001 pt | 12.0450001 pt | 18.0675002 pt | 24.0900002 pt | 30.1125003 pt | 36.1350004 pt | 42.1575004 pt | 48.1800005 pt | 54.2025005 pt | 60.2250006 pt | 66.2475007 pt | 72.2700007 pt | 78.2925008 pt | 84.3150008 pt | 90.3375009 pt | 96.3600010 pt | 102.3825010 pt | 108.4050011 pt | 114.4275011 pt | 120.4500012 pt | 126.4725013 pt | 132.4950013 pt | 138.5175014 pt | 144.5400014 pt | 150.5625015 pt | 156.5850016 pt | 162.6075016 pt | 168.6300017 pt | 174.6525017 pt | 180.6750018 pt | 186.6975019 pt | 192.7200019 pt | 198.7425020 pt | 204.7650020 pt | 210.7875021 pt | 216.8100022 pt | 222.8325022 pt | 228.8550023 pt | 234.8775023 pt | 240.9000024 pt | 246.9225025 pt | 252.9450025 pt | 258.9675026 pt | 264.9900026 pt | 271.0125027 pt | 277.0350028 pt | 283.0575028 pt | 289.0800029 pt | 295.1025030 pt | 301.1250030 pt | 307.1475031 pt | 313.1700031 pt | 319.1925032 pt | 325.2150033 pt | 331.2375033 pt | 337.2600034 pt | 343.2825034 pt | 349.3050035 pt | 355.3275036 pt | 361.3500036 pt | 367.3725037 pt | 373.3950037 pt | 379.4175038 pt | 385.4400039 pt | 391.4625039 pt | 397.4850040 pt | 403.5075040 pt | 409.5300041 pt | 415.5525042 pt | 421.5750042 pt | 427.5975043 pt | 433.6200043 pt | 439.6425044 pt | 445.6650045 pt | 451.6875045 pt | 457.7100046 pt | 463.7325046 pt | 469.7550047 pt | 475.7775048 pt | 481.8000048 pt | 487.8225049 pt | 493.8450049 pt | 499.8675050 pt | 505.8900051 pt | 511.9125051 pt | 517.9350052 pt | 523.9575052 pt | 529.9800053 pt | 536.0025054 pt | 542.0250054 pt | 548.0475055 pt | 554.0700055 pt | 560.0925056 pt | 566.1150057 pt | 572.1375057 pt | 578.1600058 pt | 584.1825058 pt | 590.2050059 pt | 596.2275060 pt | 602.2500060 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 (typography) | lines | points (typography) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | = 6.022500060225 | 4 | = 24.0900002409 |
1.5 | = 9.0337500903375 | 4.5 | = 27.101250271012 |
2 | = 12.04500012045 | 5 | = 30.112500301125 |
2.5 | = 15.056250150562 | 5.5 | = 33.123750331238 |
3 | = 18.067500180675 | 6 | = 36.13500036135 |
≡ 1⁄72.27 in
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
---|---|---|---|---|
point (typography) | pt | ≡ 1⁄72.27 in | = 0.0003514598 m | Other (Length) |
points (typography) | lines | points (typography) | lines |
---|---|---|---|
1 | = 0.166044 | 4 | = 0.664176 |
1.5 | = 0.249066 | 4.5 | = 0.747198 |
2 | = 0.332088 | 5 | = 0.83022 |
2.5 | = 0.41511 | 5.5 | = 0.913242 |
3 | = 0.498132 | 6 | = 0.996264 |
lines | points (typography) |
---|---|
1 | = 6.0225001 |
0.166044 | = 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 …) |