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 |
finger (cloth) | 0.0032891 finger (cloth) | 0.0065781 finger (cloth) | 0.0098672 finger (cloth) | 0.0131563 finger (cloth) | 0.0164453 finger (cloth) | 0.0197344 finger (cloth) | 0.0230234 finger (cloth) | 0.0263125 finger (cloth) | 0.0296016 finger (cloth) | 0.0328906 finger (cloth) | 0.0361797 finger (cloth) | 0.0394688 finger (cloth) | 0.0427578 finger (cloth) | 0.0460469 finger (cloth) | 0.0493359 finger (cloth) | 0.0526250 finger (cloth) | 0.0559141 finger (cloth) | 0.0592031 finger (cloth) | 0.0624922 finger (cloth) | 0.0657813 finger (cloth) | 0.0690703 finger (cloth) | 0.0723594 finger (cloth) | 0.0756484 finger (cloth) | 0.0789375 finger (cloth) | 0.0822266 finger (cloth) | 0.0855156 finger (cloth) | 0.0888047 finger (cloth) | 0.0920938 finger (cloth) | 0.0953828 finger (cloth) | 0.0986719 finger (cloth) | 0.1019609 finger (cloth) | 0.1052500 finger (cloth) | 0.1085391 finger (cloth) | 0.1118281 finger (cloth) | 0.1151172 finger (cloth) | 0.1184063 finger (cloth) | 0.1216953 finger (cloth) | 0.1249844 finger (cloth) | 0.1282734 finger (cloth) | 0.1315625 finger (cloth) | 0.1348516 finger (cloth) | 0.1381406 finger (cloth) | 0.1414297 finger (cloth) | 0.1447188 finger (cloth) | 0.1480078 finger (cloth) | 0.1512969 finger (cloth) | 0.1545859 finger (cloth) | 0.1578750 finger (cloth) | 0.1611641 finger (cloth) | 0.1644531 finger (cloth) | 0.1677422 finger (cloth) | 0.1710313 finger (cloth) | 0.1743203 finger (cloth) | 0.1776094 finger (cloth) | 0.1808984 finger (cloth) | 0.1841875 finger (cloth) | 0.1874766 finger (cloth) | 0.1907656 finger (cloth) | 0.1940547 finger (cloth) | 0.1973438 finger (cloth) | 0.2006328 finger (cloth) | 0.2039219 finger (cloth) | 0.2072109 finger (cloth) | 0.2105000 finger (cloth) | 0.2137891 finger (cloth) | 0.2170781 finger (cloth) | 0.2203672 finger (cloth) | 0.2236563 finger (cloth) | 0.2269453 finger (cloth) | 0.2302344 finger (cloth) | 0.2335234 finger (cloth) | 0.2368125 finger (cloth) | 0.2401016 finger (cloth) | 0.2433906 finger (cloth) | 0.2466797 finger (cloth) | 0.2499688 finger (cloth) | 0.2532578 finger (cloth) | 0.2565469 finger (cloth) | 0.2598359 finger (cloth) | 0.2631250 finger (cloth) | 0.2664141 finger (cloth) | 0.2697031 finger (cloth) | 0.2729922 finger (cloth) | 0.2762813 finger (cloth) | 0.2795703 finger (cloth) | 0.2828594 finger (cloth) | 0.2861484 finger (cloth) | 0.2894375 finger (cloth) | 0.2927266 finger (cloth) | 0.2960156 finger (cloth) | 0.2993047 finger (cloth) | 0.3025938 finger (cloth) | 0.3058828 finger (cloth) | 0.3091719 finger (cloth) | 0.3124609 finger (cloth) | 0.3157500 finger (cloth) | 0.3190391 finger (cloth) | 0.3223281 finger (cloth) | 0.3256172 finger (cloth) | 0.3289063 finger (cloth) |
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) | finger (cloth) | points (Didot; European) | finger (cloth) |
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1 | ≈ 0.0032890625546807 | 4 | ≈ 0.013156250218723 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.004933593832021 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.014800781496063 |
2 | ≈ 0.0065781251093613 | 5 | ≈ 0.016445312773403 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.0082226563867017 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.018089844050744 |
3 | ≈ 0.009867187664042 | 6 | ≈ 0.019734375328084 |
A finger (sometimes fingerbreadth or finger's breadth) is any of several units of measurement that are approximately the width of an adult human finger, including:
The digit, also known as digitus or digitus transversus (Latin), dactyl (Greek) or dactylus, or finger's breadth — 3⁄4 of an inch or 1⁄16 of a foot
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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finger (cloth) | ≡ 4 ⁄12 in | = 0.1143 m | Other (Length) |
finger (cloth) | points (Didot; European) | finger (cloth) | points (Didot; European) |
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1 | ≈ 304.03799969596 | 4 | ≈ 1216.1519987838 |
1.5 | ≈ 456.05699954394 | 4.5 | ≈ 1368.1709986318 |
2 | ≈ 608.07599939192 | 5 | ≈ 1520.1899984798 |
2.5 | ≈ 760.0949992399 | 5.5 | ≈ 1672.2089983278 |
3 | ≈ 912.11399908789 | 6 | ≈ 1824.2279981758 |
points (Didot; European) | finger (cloth) |
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1 | ≈ 0.0032891 |
304.0379997 | ≈ 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 …) |