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 |
chain | 1.7470437702939 × 10-5 ch | 3.4940875405879 × 10-5 ch | 5.2411313108818 × 10-5 ch | 6.9881750811758 × 10-5 ch | 8.7352188514697 × 10-5 ch | 0.0001048 ch | 0.0001223 ch | 0.0001398 ch | 0.0001572 ch | 0.0001747 ch | 0.0001922 ch | 0.0002096 ch | 0.0002271 ch | 0.0002446 ch | 0.0002621 ch | 0.0002795 ch | 0.0002970 ch | 0.0003145 ch | 0.0003319 ch | 0.0003494 ch | 0.0003669 ch | 0.0003843 ch | 0.0004018 ch | 0.0004193 ch | 0.0004368 ch | 0.0004542 ch | 0.0004717 ch | 0.0004892 ch | 0.0005066 ch | 0.0005241 ch | 0.0005416 ch | 0.0005591 ch | 0.0005765 ch | 0.0005940 ch | 0.0006115 ch | 0.0006289 ch | 0.0006464 ch | 0.0006639 ch | 0.0006813 ch | 0.0006988 ch | 0.0007163 ch | 0.0007338 ch | 0.0007512 ch | 0.0007687 ch | 0.0007862 ch | 0.0008036 ch | 0.0008211 ch | 0.0008386 ch | 0.0008561 ch | 0.0008735 ch | 0.0008910 ch | 0.0009085 ch | 0.0009259 ch | 0.0009434 ch | 0.0009609 ch | 0.0009783 ch | 0.0009958 ch | 0.0010133 ch | 0.0010308 ch | 0.0010482 ch | 0.0010657 ch | 0.0010832 ch | 0.0011006 ch | 0.0011181 ch | 0.0011356 ch | 0.0011530 ch | 0.0011705 ch | 0.0011880 ch | 0.0012055 ch | 0.0012229 ch | 0.0012404 ch | 0.0012579 ch | 0.0012753 ch | 0.0012928 ch | 0.0013103 ch | 0.0013278 ch | 0.0013452 ch | 0.0013627 ch | 0.0013802 ch | 0.0013976 ch | 0.0014151 ch | 0.0014326 ch | 0.0014500 ch | 0.0014675 ch | 0.0014850 ch | 0.0015025 ch | 0.0015199 ch | 0.0015374 ch | 0.0015549 ch | 0.0015723 ch | 0.0015898 ch | 0.0016073 ch | 0.0016248 ch | 0.0016422 ch | 0.0016597 ch | 0.0016772 ch | 0.0016946 ch | 0.0017121 ch | 0.0017296 ch | 0.0017470 ch |
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) | chains | points (American, English) | chains |
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1 | ≈ 1.7470437702939E-5 | 4 | ≈ 6.9881750811758E-5 |
1.5 | ≈ 2.6205656554409E-5 | 4.5 | ≈ 7.8616969663227E-5 |
2 | ≈ 3.4940875405879E-5 | 5 | ≈ 8.7352188514697E-5 |
2.5 | ≈ 4.3676094257349E-5 | 5.5 | ≈ 9.6087407366167E-5 |
3 | ≈ 5.2411313108818E-5 | 6 | ≈ 0.00010482262621764 |
A chain is a unit of length. It measures 66 feet, or 22 yards, or 100 links, or 4 rods (20.1168 m). There are 10 chains in a furlong, and 80 chains in one statute mile. An acre is the area of 10 square chains (that is, an area of one chain by one furlong). The chain has been used for several centuries in Britain and in some other countries influenced by British practice.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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chain | ch | ≡ 66 ft (US) ≡ 4 rods | ≈ 20.11684 m | Imperial/US |
chains | points (American, English) | chains | points (American, English) |
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1 | ≈ 57239.550433917 | 4 | ≈ 228958.20173567 |
1.5 | ≈ 85859.325650875 | 4.5 | ≈ 257577.97695262 |
2 | ≈ 114479.10086783 | 5 | ≈ 286197.75216958 |
2.5 | ≈ 143098.87608479 | 5.5 | ≈ 314817.52738654 |
3 | ≈ 171718.65130175 | 6 | ≈ 343437.3026035 |
points (American, English) | chains |
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1 | ≈ 1.7470437702939 × 10-5 |
57,239.5504339 | ≈ 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 …) |