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 |
point (typography) | 0.9999721 pt | 1.9999442 pt | 2.9999163 pt | 3.9998885 pt | 4.9998606 pt | 5.9998327 pt | 6.9998048 pt | 7.9997769 pt | 8.9997490 pt | 9.9997212 pt | 10.9996933 pt | 11.9996654 pt | 12.9996375 pt | 13.9996096 pt | 14.9995817 pt | 15.9995539 pt | 16.9995260 pt | 17.9994981 pt | 18.9994702 pt | 19.9994423 pt | 20.9994144 pt | 21.9993866 pt | 22.9993587 pt | 23.9993308 pt | 24.9993029 pt | 25.9992750 pt | 26.9992471 pt | 27.9992193 pt | 28.9991914 pt | 29.9991635 pt | 30.9991356 pt | 31.9991077 pt | 32.9990798 pt | 33.9990520 pt | 34.9990241 pt | 35.9989962 pt | 36.9989683 pt | 37.9989404 pt | 38.9989125 pt | 39.9988847 pt | 40.9988568 pt | 41.9988289 pt | 42.9988010 pt | 43.9987731 pt | 44.9987452 pt | 45.9987173 pt | 46.9986895 pt | 47.9986616 pt | 48.9986337 pt | 49.9986058 pt | 50.9985779 pt | 51.9985500 pt | 52.9985222 pt | 53.9984943 pt | 54.9984664 pt | 55.9984385 pt | 56.9984106 pt | 57.9983827 pt | 58.9983549 pt | 59.9983270 pt | 60.9982991 pt | 61.9982712 pt | 62.9982433 pt | 63.9982154 pt | 64.9981876 pt | 65.9981597 pt | 66.9981318 pt | 67.9981039 pt | 68.9980760 pt | 69.9980481 pt | 70.9980203 pt | 71.9979924 pt | 72.9979645 pt | 73.9979366 pt | 74.9979087 pt | 75.9978808 pt | 76.9978530 pt | 77.9978251 pt | 78.9977972 pt | 79.9977693 pt | 80.9977414 pt | 81.9977135 pt | 82.9976857 pt | 83.9976578 pt | 84.9976299 pt | 85.9976020 pt | 86.9975741 pt | 87.9975462 pt | 88.9975184 pt | 89.9974905 pt | 90.9974626 pt | 91.9974347 pt | 92.9974068 pt | 93.9973789 pt | 94.9973510 pt | 95.9973232 pt | 96.9972953 pt | 97.9972674 pt | 98.9972395 pt | 99.9972116 pt |
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) | points (typography) | points (American, English) | points (typography) |
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1 | ≈ 0.99997211629893 | 4 | ≈ 3.9998884651957 |
1.5 | ≈ 1.4999581744484 | 4.5 | ≈ 4.4998745233452 |
2 | ≈ 1.9999442325979 | 5 | ≈ 4.9998605814947 |
2.5 | ≈ 2.4999302907473 | 5.5 | ≈ 5.4998466396441 |
3 | ≈ 2.9999163488968 | 6 | ≈ 5.9998326977936 |
≡ 1⁄72.27 in
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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point (typography) | pt | ≡ 1⁄72.27 in | = 0.0003514598 m | Other (Length) |
points (typography) | points (American, English) | points (typography) | points (American, English) |
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1 | ≈ 1.0000278844786 | 4 | ≈ 4.0001115379144 |
1.5 | ≈ 1.5000418267179 | 4.5 | ≈ 4.5001254801536 |
2 | ≈ 2.0000557689572 | 5 | ≈ 5.0001394223929 |
2.5 | ≈ 2.5000697111965 | 5.5 | ≈ 5.5001533646322 |
3 | ≈ 3.0000836534358 | 6 | ≈ 6.0001673068715 |
points (American, English) | points (typography) |
---|---|
1 | ≈ 0.9999721 |
1.0000279 | ≈ 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 …) |