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 |
micron | 375.93985 μm | 751.8797 μm | 1,127.81955 μm | 1,503.7594 μm | 1,879.69925 μm | 2,255.6391 μm | 2,631.57895 μm | 3,007.5188 μm | 3,383.45865 μm | 3,759.3985 μm | 4,135.33835 μm | 4,511.2782 μm | 4,887.21805 μm | 5,263.1579 μm | 5,639.09775 μm | 6,015.0376 μm | 6,390.97745 μm | 6,766.9173 μm | 7,142.85715 μm | 7,518.797 μm | 7,894.73685 μm | 8,270.6767 μm | 8,646.61655 μm | 9,022.5564 μm | 9,398.49625 μm | 9,774.4361 μm | 10,150.37595 μm | 10,526.3158 μm | 10,902.25565 μm | 11,278.1955 μm | 11,654.13535 μm | 12,030.0752 μm | 12,406.01505 μm | 12,781.9549 μm | 13,157.89475 μm | 13,533.8346 μm | 13,909.77445 μm | 14,285.7143 μm | 14,661.65415 μm | 15,037.594 μm | 15,413.53385 μm | 15,789.4737 μm | 16,165.41355 μm | 16,541.3534 μm | 16,917.29325 μm | 17,293.2331 μm | 17,669.17295 μm | 18,045.1128 μm | 18,421.05265 μm | 18,796.9925 μm | 19,172.93235 μm | 19,548.8722 μm | 19,924.81205 μm | 20,300.7519 μm | 20,676.69175 μm | 21,052.6316 μm | 21,428.57145 μm | 21,804.5113 μm | 22,180.45115 μm | 22,556.391 μm | 22,932.33085 μm | 23,308.2707 μm | 23,684.21055 μm | 24,060.1504 μm | 24,436.09025 μm | 24,812.0301 μm | 25,187.96995 μm | 25,563.9098 μm | 25,939.84965 μm | 26,315.7895 μm | 26,691.72935 μm | 27,067.6692 μm | 27,443.60905 μm | 27,819.5489 μm | 28,195.48875 μm | 28,571.4286 μm | 28,947.36845 μm | 29,323.3083 μm | 29,699.24815 μm | 30,075.188 μm | 30,451.12785 μm | 30,827.0677 μm | 31,203.00755 μm | 31,578.9474 μm | 31,954.88725 μm | 32,330.8271 μm | 32,706.76695 μm | 33,082.7068 μm | 33,458.64665 μm | 33,834.5865 μm | 34,210.52635 μm | 34,586.4662 μm | 34,962.40605 μm | 35,338.3459 μm | 35,714.28575 μm | 36,090.2256 μm | 36,466.16545 μm | 36,842.1053 μm | 37,218.04515 μm | 37,593.985 μm |
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) | micron | points (Didot; European) | micron |
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1 | ≈ 375.93985 | 4 | ≈ 1503.7594 |
1.5 | ≈ 563.909775 | 4.5 | ≈ 1691.729325 |
2 | ≈ 751.8797 | 5 | ≈ 1879.69925 |
2.5 | ≈ 939.849625 | 5.5 | ≈ 2067.669175 |
3 | ≈ 1127.81955 | 6 | ≈ 2255.6391 |
The micron (SI symbol: μm) or micrometer is an SI derived unit of length equaling 1×10−6 of a metre (SI standard prefix "micro-" = 10−6); that is, one millionth of a metre (or one thousandth of a millimetre, 0.001 mm, or about 0.000039 inch).
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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micron | μm | ≡ 1×10−6 m | ≡ 1×10−6 m | Metric system Non-SI |
micron | points (Didot; European) | micron | points (Didot; European) |
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1 | ≈ 0.00265999999734 | 4 | ≈ 0.01063999998936 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.00398999999601 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.01196999998803 |
2 | ≈ 0.00531999999468 | 5 | ≈ 0.0132999999867 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.00664999999335 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.01462999998537 |
3 | ≈ 0.00797999999202 | 6 | ≈ 0.01595999998404 |
points (Didot; European) | micron |
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1 | ≈ 375.93985 |
0.0026600 | ≈ 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 …) |