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 |
foot, metric | 0.0011888 mf | 0.0023777 mf | 0.0035665 mf | 0.0047553 mf | 0.0059441 mf | 0.0071330 mf | 0.0083218 mf | 0.0095106 mf | 0.0106994 mf | 0.0118883 mf | 0.0130771 mf | 0.0142659 mf | 0.0154547 mf | 0.0166436 mf | 0.0178324 mf | 0.0190212 mf | 0.0202100 mf | 0.0213989 mf | 0.0225877 mf | 0.0237765 mf | 0.0249653 mf | 0.0261542 mf | 0.0273430 mf | 0.0285318 mf | 0.0297207 mf | 0.0309095 mf | 0.0320983 mf | 0.0332871 mf | 0.0344760 mf | 0.0356648 mf | 0.0368536 mf | 0.0380424 mf | 0.0392313 mf | 0.0404201 mf | 0.0416089 mf | 0.0427977 mf | 0.0439866 mf | 0.0451754 mf | 0.0463642 mf | 0.0475530 mf | 0.0487419 mf | 0.0499307 mf | 0.0511195 mf | 0.0523084 mf | 0.0534972 mf | 0.0546860 mf | 0.0558748 mf | 0.0570637 mf | 0.0582525 mf | 0.0594413 mf | 0.0606301 mf | 0.0618190 mf | 0.0630078 mf | 0.0641966 mf | 0.0653854 mf | 0.0665743 mf | 0.0677631 mf | 0.0689519 mf | 0.0701407 mf | 0.0713296 mf | 0.0725184 mf | 0.0737072 mf | 0.0748960 mf | 0.0760849 mf | 0.0772737 mf | 0.0784625 mf | 0.0796514 mf | 0.0808402 mf | 0.0820290 mf | 0.0832178 mf | 0.0844067 mf | 0.0855955 mf | 0.0867843 mf | 0.0879731 mf | 0.0891620 mf | 0.0903508 mf | 0.0915396 mf | 0.0927284 mf | 0.0939173 mf | 0.0951061 mf | 0.0962949 mf | 0.0974837 mf | 0.0986726 mf | 0.0998614 mf | 0.1010502 mf | 0.1022391 mf | 0.1034279 mf | 0.1046167 mf | 0.1058055 mf | 0.1069944 mf | 0.1081832 mf | 0.1093720 mf | 0.1105608 mf | 0.1117497 mf | 0.1129385 mf | 0.1141273 mf | 0.1153161 mf | 0.1165050 mf | 0.1176938 mf | 0.1188826 mf |
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) | feet, metric | points (Didot; European) | feet, metric |
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1 | ≈ 0.0011888261892102 | 4 | ≈ 0.0047553047568407 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.0017832392838152 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.0053497178514457 |
2 | ≈ 0.0023776523784203 | 5 | ≈ 0.0059441309460508 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.0029720654730254 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.0065385440406559 |
3 | ≈ 0.0035664785676305 | 6 | ≈ 0.007132957135261 |
A metric foot is a nickname for a preferred number length of 3 basic modules (3 M), or 30 centimetres (11.811 in). The 30 cm metric ruler was a similar length to the traditional imperial one-foot ruler. A metric foot is 4.8 millimetres (0.189 in) shorter than an imperial foot.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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foot, metric | mf | ≡ √ 1⁄10 m | ≈ 0.31622776602 m | Metric system Non-SI |
feet, metric | points (Didot; European) | feet, metric | points (Didot; European) |
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1 | ≈ 841.16585677203 | 4 | ≈ 3364.6634270881 |
1.5 | ≈ 1261.7487851581 | 4.5 | ≈ 3785.2463554742 |
2 | ≈ 1682.3317135441 | 5 | ≈ 4205.8292838602 |
2.5 | ≈ 2102.9146419301 | 5.5 | ≈ 4626.4122122462 |
3 | ≈ 2523.4975703161 | 6 | ≈ 5046.9951406322 |
points (Didot; European) | feet, metric |
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1 | ≈ 0.0011888 |
841.1658568 | ≈ 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 …) |