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 |
hand | 0.0034592 hand | 0.0069183 hand | 0.0103775 hand | 0.0138366 hand | 0.0172958 hand | 0.0207549 hand | 0.0242141 hand | 0.0276732 hand | 0.0311324 hand | 0.0345915 hand | 0.0380507 hand | 0.0415098 hand | 0.0449690 hand | 0.0484281 hand | 0.0518873 hand | 0.0553465 hand | 0.0588056 hand | 0.0622648 hand | 0.0657239 hand | 0.0691831 hand | 0.0726422 hand | 0.0761014 hand | 0.0795605 hand | 0.0830197 hand | 0.0864788 hand | 0.0899380 hand | 0.0933971 hand | 0.0968563 hand | 0.1003155 hand | 0.1037746 hand | 0.1072338 hand | 0.1106929 hand | 0.1141521 hand | 0.1176112 hand | 0.1210704 hand | 0.1245295 hand | 0.1279887 hand | 0.1314478 hand | 0.1349070 hand | 0.1383661 hand | 0.1418253 hand | 0.1452844 hand | 0.1487436 hand | 0.1522028 hand | 0.1556619 hand | 0.1591211 hand | 0.1625802 hand | 0.1660394 hand | 0.1694985 hand | 0.1729577 hand | 0.1764168 hand | 0.1798760 hand | 0.1833351 hand | 0.1867943 hand | 0.1902534 hand | 0.1937126 hand | 0.1971718 hand | 0.2006309 hand | 0.2040901 hand | 0.2075492 hand | 0.2110084 hand | 0.2144675 hand | 0.2179267 hand | 0.2213858 hand | 0.2248450 hand | 0.2283041 hand | 0.2317633 hand | 0.2352224 hand | 0.2386816 hand | 0.2421407 hand | 0.2455999 hand | 0.2490591 hand | 0.2525182 hand | 0.2559774 hand | 0.2594365 hand | 0.2628957 hand | 0.2663548 hand | 0.2698140 hand | 0.2732731 hand | 0.2767323 hand | 0.2801914 hand | 0.2836506 hand | 0.2871097 hand | 0.2905689 hand | 0.2940281 hand | 0.2974872 hand | 0.3009464 hand | 0.3044055 hand | 0.3078647 hand | 0.3113238 hand | 0.3147830 hand | 0.3182421 hand | 0.3217013 hand | 0.3251604 hand | 0.3286196 hand | 0.3320787 hand | 0.3355379 hand | 0.3389970 hand | 0.3424562 hand | 0.3459154 hand |
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) | hands | points (American, English) | hands |
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1 | ≈ 0.0034591535433071 | 4 | ≈ 0.013836614173228 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.0051887303149606 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.015566190944882 |
2 | ≈ 0.0069183070866142 | 5 | ≈ 0.017295767716535 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.0086478838582677 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.019025344488189 |
3 | ≈ 0.010377460629921 | 6 | ≈ 0.020754921259843 |
The hand is a non-SI unit of measurement of length standardized to 4 inches (101.6 mm). It is used to measure the height of horses in some English-speaking countries, including Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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hand | ≡ 4 in | ≡ 0.1016 m | Metric system Non-SI |
hands | points (American, English) | hands | points (American, English) |
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1 | ≈ 289.08806373595 | 4 | ≈ 1156.3522549438 |
1.5 | ≈ 433.63209560393 | 4.5 | ≈ 1300.8962868118 |
2 | ≈ 578.1761274719 | 5 | ≈ 1445.4403186798 |
2.5 | ≈ 722.72015933988 | 5.5 | ≈ 1589.9843505477 |
3 | ≈ 867.26419120785 | 6 | ≈ 1734.5283824157 |
points (American, English) | hands |
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1 | ≈ 0.0034592 |
289.0880637 | ≈ 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 …) |