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 |
link | 0.0018688 lnk | 0.0037376 lnk | 0.0056063 lnk | 0.0074751 lnk | 0.0093439 lnk | 0.0112127 lnk | 0.0130815 lnk | 0.0149503 lnk | 0.0168190 lnk | 0.0186878 lnk | 0.0205566 lnk | 0.0224254 lnk | 0.0242942 lnk | 0.0261629 lnk | 0.0280317 lnk | 0.0299005 lnk | 0.0317693 lnk | 0.0336381 lnk | 0.0355069 lnk | 0.0373756 lnk | 0.0392444 lnk | 0.0411132 lnk | 0.0429820 lnk | 0.0448508 lnk | 0.0467195 lnk | 0.0485883 lnk | 0.0504571 lnk | 0.0523259 lnk | 0.0541947 lnk | 0.0560635 lnk | 0.0579322 lnk | 0.0598010 lnk | 0.0616698 lnk | 0.0635386 lnk | 0.0654074 lnk | 0.0672761 lnk | 0.0691449 lnk | 0.0710137 lnk | 0.0728825 lnk | 0.0747513 lnk | 0.0766201 lnk | 0.0784888 lnk | 0.0803576 lnk | 0.0822264 lnk | 0.0840952 lnk | 0.0859640 lnk | 0.0878327 lnk | 0.0897015 lnk | 0.0915703 lnk | 0.0934391 lnk | 0.0953079 lnk | 0.0971767 lnk | 0.0990454 lnk | 0.1009142 lnk | 0.1027830 lnk | 0.1046518 lnk | 0.1065206 lnk | 0.1083893 lnk | 0.1102581 lnk | 0.1121269 lnk | 0.1139957 lnk | 0.1158645 lnk | 0.1177333 lnk | 0.1196020 lnk | 0.1214708 lnk | 0.1233396 lnk | 0.1252084 lnk | 0.1270772 lnk | 0.1289459 lnk | 0.1308147 lnk | 0.1326835 lnk | 0.1345523 lnk | 0.1364211 lnk | 0.1382899 lnk | 0.1401586 lnk | 0.1420274 lnk | 0.1438962 lnk | 0.1457650 lnk | 0.1476338 lnk | 0.1495025 lnk | 0.1513713 lnk | 0.1532401 lnk | 0.1551089 lnk | 0.1569777 lnk | 0.1588465 lnk | 0.1607152 lnk | 0.1625840 lnk | 0.1644528 lnk | 0.1663216 lnk | 0.1681904 lnk | 0.1700591 lnk | 0.1719279 lnk | 0.1737967 lnk | 0.1756655 lnk | 0.1775343 lnk | 0.1794031 lnk | 0.1812718 lnk | 0.1831406 lnk | 0.1850094 lnk | 0.1868782 lnk |
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) | links | points (Didot; European) | links |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ≈ 0.0018687818265692 | 4 | ≈ 0.0074751273062767 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.0028031727398538 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.0084095182195613 |
2 | ≈ 0.0037375636531384 | 5 | ≈ 0.0093439091328459 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.004671954566423 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.010278300046131 |
3 | ≈ 0.0056063454797075 | 6 | ≈ 0.011212690959415 |
The link (usually abbreviated as "l.", "li." or "lnk."), sometimes called a Gunter’s link, is a unit of length formerly used in many English-speaking countries. A link is exactly 66⁄100 of a foot, or exactly 7.92 inches or 20.1168 cm.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
---|---|---|---|---|
link | lnk | ≡ 1⁄100 ch ≡ 0.66 ft (US) ≡ 7.92 in | ≈ 0.2011684 m | Imperial/US |
links | points (Didot; European) | links | points (Didot; European) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ≈ 535.10794346489 | 4 | ≈ 2140.4317738596 |
1.5 | ≈ 802.66191519734 | 4.5 | ≈ 2407.985745592 |
2 | ≈ 1070.2158869298 | 5 | ≈ 2675.5397173245 |
2.5 | ≈ 1337.7698586622 | 5.5 | ≈ 2943.0936890569 |
3 | ≈ 1605.3238303947 | 6 | ≈ 3210.6476607894 |
points (Didot; European) | links |
---|---|
1 | ≈ 0.0018688 |
535.1079435 | ≈ 1 |
Symbol | Definition |
---|---|
≡ | 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 …) |