point (Didot; European) | 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 |
barleycorn | 0.0444373 barleycorn | 0.0888747 barleycorn | 0.1333120 barleycorn | 0.1777493 barleycorn | 0.2221867 barleycorn | 0.2666240 barleycorn | 0.3110613 barleycorn | 0.3554987 barleycorn | 0.3999360 barleycorn | 0.4443733 barleycorn | 0.4888107 barleycorn | 0.5332480 barleycorn | 0.5776853 barleycorn | 0.6221227 barleycorn | 0.6665600 barleycorn | 0.7109974 barleycorn | 0.7554347 barleycorn | 0.7998720 barleycorn | 0.8443094 barleycorn | 0.8887467 barleycorn | 0.9331840 barleycorn | 0.9776214 barleycorn | 1.0220587 barleycorn | 1.0664960 barleycorn | 1.1109334 barleycorn | 1.1553707 barleycorn | 1.1998080 barleycorn | 1.2442454 barleycorn | 1.2886827 barleycorn | 1.3331200 barleycorn | 1.3775574 barleycorn | 1.4219947 barleycorn | 1.4664320 barleycorn | 1.5108694 barleycorn | 1.5553067 barleycorn | 1.5997440 barleycorn | 1.6441814 barleycorn | 1.6886187 barleycorn | 1.7330560 barleycorn | 1.7774934 barleycorn | 1.8219307 barleycorn | 1.8663680 barleycorn | 1.9108054 barleycorn | 1.9552427 barleycorn | 1.9996801 barleycorn | 2.0441174 barleycorn | 2.0885547 barleycorn | 2.1329921 barleycorn | 2.1774294 barleycorn | 2.2218667 barleycorn | 2.2663041 barleycorn | 2.3107414 barleycorn | 2.3551787 barleycorn | 2.3996161 barleycorn | 2.4440534 barleycorn | 2.4884907 barleycorn | 2.5329281 barleycorn | 2.5773654 barleycorn | 2.6218027 barleycorn | 2.6662401 barleycorn | 2.7106774 barleycorn | 2.7551147 barleycorn | 2.7995521 barleycorn | 2.8439894 barleycorn | 2.8884267 barleycorn | 2.9328641 barleycorn | 2.9773014 barleycorn | 3.0217387 barleycorn | 3.0661761 barleycorn | 3.1106134 barleycorn | 3.1550508 barleycorn | 3.1994881 barleycorn | 3.2439254 barleycorn | 3.2883628 barleycorn | 3.3328001 barleycorn | 3.3772374 barleycorn | 3.4216748 barleycorn | 3.4661121 barleycorn | 3.5105494 barleycorn | 3.5549868 barleycorn | 3.5994241 barleycorn | 3.6438614 barleycorn | 3.6882988 barleycorn | 3.7327361 barleycorn | 3.7771734 barleycorn | 3.8216108 barleycorn | 3.8660481 barleycorn | 3.9104854 barleycorn | 3.9549228 barleycorn | 3.9993601 barleycorn | 4.0437974 barleycorn | 4.0882348 barleycorn | 4.1326721 barleycorn | 4.1771094 barleycorn | 4.2215468 barleycorn | 4.2659841 barleycorn | 4.3104214 barleycorn | 4.3548588 barleycorn | 4.3992961 barleycorn | 4.4437335 barleycorn |
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 (Didot; European) | pt | ≡ 1⁄12 × 1⁄72 of pied du roi; | ≈ 0.00037597 m; | Other (Length) |
points (Didot; European) | barleycorns | points (Didot; European) | barleycorns |
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1 | ≈ 0.044437334515366 | 4 | ≈ 0.17774933806147 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.06665600177305 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.19996800531915 |
2 | ≈ 0.088874669030733 | 5 | ≈ 0.22218667257683 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.11109333628842 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.24440533983452 |
3 | ≈ 0.1333120035461 | 6 | ≈ 0.2666240070922 |
The barleycorn is a small English unit of length equal to 1⁄3 of an inch (i.e., close to 0.8467 cm) still used in Great Britain and Ireland as a determiner of shoe sizes.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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barleycorn | = 1⁄3 in | ≈ 8.46×10−3 m | Imperial/US |
barleycorns | points (Didot; European) | barleycorns | points (Didot; European) |
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1 | ≈ 22.503599977496 | 4 | ≈ 90.014399909986 |
1.5 | ≈ 33.755399966245 | 4.5 | ≈ 101.26619989873 |
2 | ≈ 45.007199954993 | 5 | ≈ 112.51799988748 |
2.5 | ≈ 56.258999943741 | 5.5 | ≈ 123.76979987623 |
3 | ≈ 67.510799932489 | 6 | ≈ 135.02159986498 |
points (Didot; European) | barleycorns |
---|---|
1 | ≈ 0.0444373 |
22.5036000 | ≈ 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 …) |