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 |
hand | 0.0037002 hand | 0.0074004 hand | 0.0111006 hand | 0.0148008 hand | 0.0185010 hand | 0.0222012 hand | 0.0259014 hand | 0.0296016 hand | 0.0333018 hand | 0.0370020 hand | 0.0407021 hand | 0.0444023 hand | 0.0481025 hand | 0.0518027 hand | 0.0555029 hand | 0.0592031 hand | 0.0629033 hand | 0.0666035 hand | 0.0703037 hand | 0.0740039 hand | 0.0777041 hand | 0.0814043 hand | 0.0851045 hand | 0.0888047 hand | 0.0925049 hand | 0.0962051 hand | 0.0999053 hand | 0.1036055 hand | 0.1073057 hand | 0.1110059 hand | 0.1147061 hand | 0.1184063 hand | 0.1221064 hand | 0.1258066 hand | 0.1295068 hand | 0.1332070 hand | 0.1369072 hand | 0.1406074 hand | 0.1443076 hand | 0.1480078 hand | 0.1517080 hand | 0.1554082 hand | 0.1591084 hand | 0.1628086 hand | 0.1665088 hand | 0.1702090 hand | 0.1739092 hand | 0.1776094 hand | 0.1813096 hand | 0.1850098 hand | 0.1887100 hand | 0.1924102 hand | 0.1961104 hand | 0.1998106 hand | 0.2035107 hand | 0.2072109 hand | 0.2109111 hand | 0.2146113 hand | 0.2183115 hand | 0.2220117 hand | 0.2257119 hand | 0.2294121 hand | 0.2331123 hand | 0.2368125 hand | 0.2405127 hand | 0.2442129 hand | 0.2479131 hand | 0.2516133 hand | 0.2553135 hand | 0.2590137 hand | 0.2627139 hand | 0.2664141 hand | 0.2701143 hand | 0.2738145 hand | 0.2775147 hand | 0.2812148 hand | 0.2849150 hand | 0.2886152 hand | 0.2923154 hand | 0.2960156 hand | 0.2997158 hand | 0.3034160 hand | 0.3071162 hand | 0.3108164 hand | 0.3145166 hand | 0.3182168 hand | 0.3219170 hand | 0.3256172 hand | 0.3293174 hand | 0.3330176 hand | 0.3367178 hand | 0.3404180 hand | 0.3441182 hand | 0.3478184 hand | 0.3515186 hand | 0.3552188 hand | 0.3589190 hand | 0.3626191 hand | 0.3663193 hand | 0.3700195 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
point (Didot; European) | pt | ≡ 1⁄12 × 1⁄72 of pied du roi; | ≈ 0.00037597 m; | Other (Length) |
points (Didot; European) | hands | points (Didot; European) | hands |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ≈ 0.0037001953740157 | 4 | ≈ 0.014800781496063 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.0055502930610236 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.016650879183071 |
2 | ≈ 0.0074003907480315 | 5 | ≈ 0.018500976870079 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.0092504884350394 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.020351074557087 |
3 | ≈ 0.011100586122047 | 6 | ≈ 0.022201172244094 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
hand | ≡ 4 in | ≡ 0.1016 m | Metric system Non-SI |
hands | points (Didot; European) | hands | points (Didot; European) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ≈ 270.25599972974 | 4 | ≈ 1081.023998919 |
1.5 | ≈ 405.38399959462 | 4.5 | ≈ 1216.1519987838 |
2 | ≈ 540.51199945949 | 5 | ≈ 1351.2799986487 |
2.5 | ≈ 675.63999932436 | 5.5 | ≈ 1486.4079985136 |
3 | ≈ 810.76799918923 | 6 | ≈ 1621.5359983785 |
points (Didot; European) | hands |
---|---|
1 | ≈ 0.0037002 |
270.2559997 | ≈ 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 …) |