point (American, English) | 1 pt | 2 pt | 3 pt | 4 pt | 5 pt | 6 pt | 7 pt | 8 pt | 9 pt | 10 pt | 11 pt | 12 pt | 13 pt | 14 pt | 15 pt | 16 pt | 17 pt | 18 pt | 19 pt | 20 pt | 21 pt | 22 pt | 23 pt | 24 pt | 25 pt | 26 pt | 27 pt | 28 pt | 29 pt | 30 pt | 31 pt | 32 pt | 33 pt | 34 pt | 35 pt | 36 pt | 37 pt | 38 pt | 39 pt | 40 pt | 41 pt | 42 pt | 43 pt | 44 pt | 45 pt | 46 pt | 47 pt | 48 pt | 49 pt | 50 pt | 51 pt | 52 pt | 53 pt | 54 pt | 55 pt | 56 pt | 57 pt | 58 pt | 59 pt | 60 pt | 61 pt | 62 pt | 63 pt | 64 pt | 65 pt | 66 pt | 67 pt | 68 pt | 69 pt | 70 pt | 71 pt | 72 pt | 73 pt | 74 pt | 75 pt | 76 pt | 77 pt | 78 pt | 79 pt | 80 pt | 81 pt | 82 pt | 83 pt | 84 pt | 85 pt | 86 pt | 87 pt | 88 pt | 89 pt | 90 pt | 91 pt | 92 pt | 93 pt | 94 pt | 95 pt | 96 pt | 97 pt | 98 pt | 99 pt | 100 pt |
centimeter | 0.035145 cm | 0.07029 cm | 0.105435 cm | 0.14058 cm | 0.175725 cm | 0.21087 cm | 0.246015 cm | 0.28116 cm | 0.316305 cm | 0.35145 cm | 0.386595 cm | 0.42174 cm | 0.456885 cm | 0.49203 cm | 0.527175 cm | 0.56232 cm | 0.597465 cm | 0.63261 cm | 0.667755 cm | 0.7029 cm | 0.738045 cm | 0.77319 cm | 0.808335 cm | 0.84348 cm | 0.878625 cm | 0.91377 cm | 0.948915 cm | 0.98406 cm | 1.019205 cm | 1.05435 cm | 1.089495 cm | 1.12464 cm | 1.159785 cm | 1.19493 cm | 1.230075 cm | 1.26522 cm | 1.300365 cm | 1.33551 cm | 1.370655 cm | 1.4058 cm | 1.440945 cm | 1.47609 cm | 1.511235 cm | 1.54638 cm | 1.581525 cm | 1.61667 cm | 1.651815 cm | 1.68696 cm | 1.722105 cm | 1.75725 cm | 1.792395 cm | 1.82754 cm | 1.862685 cm | 1.89783 cm | 1.932975 cm | 1.96812 cm | 2.003265 cm | 2.03841 cm | 2.073555 cm | 2.1087 cm | 2.143845 cm | 2.17899 cm | 2.214135 cm | 2.24928 cm | 2.284425 cm | 2.31957 cm | 2.354715 cm | 2.38986 cm | 2.425005 cm | 2.46015 cm | 2.495295 cm | 2.53044 cm | 2.565585 cm | 2.60073 cm | 2.635875 cm | 2.67102 cm | 2.706165 cm | 2.74131 cm | 2.776455 cm | 2.8116 cm | 2.846745 cm | 2.88189 cm | 2.917035 cm | 2.95218 cm | 2.987325 cm | 3.02247 cm | 3.057615 cm | 3.09276 cm | 3.127905 cm | 3.16305 cm | 3.198195 cm | 3.23334 cm | 3.268485 cm | 3.30363 cm | 3.338775 cm | 3.37392 cm | 3.409065 cm | 3.44421 cm | 3.479355 cm | 3.5145 cm |
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 |
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point (American, English) | pt | ≡ 1⁄72.272 in | ≈ 0.000351450 m | Other (Length) |
points (American, English) | centimeters | points (American, English) | centimeters |
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1 | ≈ 0.035145 | 4 | ≈ 0.14058 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.0527175 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.1581525 |
2 | ≈ 0.07029 | 5 | ≈ 0.175725 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.0878625 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.1932975 |
3 | ≈ 0.105435 | 6 | ≈ 0.21087 |
A centimetre (international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; symbol cm) or centimeter (American spelling) is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one hundredth of a metre, centi being the SI prefix for a factor of 1/100 . The centimetre was the base unit of length in the now deprecated centimetre–gram–second (CGS) system of units.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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centimeter | cm | ≡ 1×10-2 m ≡ 0.01 m | ≡ 1×10-2 m ≡ 0.01 m | Metric system SI |
centimeters | points (American, English) | centimeters | points (American, English) |
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1 | ≈ 28.45354958031 | 4 | ≈ 113.81419832124 |
1.5 | ≈ 42.680324370465 | 4.5 | ≈ 128.0409731114 |
2 | ≈ 56.90709916062 | 5 | ≈ 142.26774790155 |
2.5 | ≈ 71.133873950775 | 5.5 | ≈ 156.49452269171 |
3 | ≈ 85.36064874093 | 6 | ≈ 170.72129748186 |
points (American, English) | centimeters |
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1 | ≈ 0.035145 |
28.4535496 | ≈ 1 |
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | 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 …) |