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 |
point (American, English) | 1.0696823 pt | 2.1393646 pt | 3.2090469 pt | 4.2787293 pt | 5.3484116 pt | 6.4180939 pt | 7.4877762 pt | 8.5574585 pt | 9.6271408 pt | 10.6968232 pt | 11.7665055 pt | 12.8361878 pt | 13.9058701 pt | 14.9755524 pt | 16.0452347 pt | 17.1149171 pt | 18.1845994 pt | 19.2542817 pt | 20.3239640 pt | 21.3936463 pt | 22.4633286 pt | 23.5330110 pt | 24.6026933 pt | 25.6723756 pt | 26.7420579 pt | 27.8117402 pt | 28.8814225 pt | 29.9511049 pt | 31.0207872 pt | 32.0904695 pt | 33.1601518 pt | 34.2298341 pt | 35.2995164 pt | 36.3691987 pt | 37.4388811 pt | 38.5085634 pt | 39.5782457 pt | 40.6479280 pt | 41.7176103 pt | 42.7872926 pt | 43.8569750 pt | 44.9266573 pt | 45.9963396 pt | 47.0660219 pt | 48.1357042 pt | 49.2053865 pt | 50.2750689 pt | 51.3447512 pt | 52.4144335 pt | 53.4841158 pt | 54.5537981 pt | 55.6234804 pt | 56.6931628 pt | 57.7628451 pt | 58.8325274 pt | 59.9022097 pt | 60.9718920 pt | 62.0415743 pt | 63.1112567 pt | 64.1809390 pt | 65.2506213 pt | 66.3203036 pt | 67.3899859 pt | 68.4596682 pt | 69.5293505 pt | 70.5990329 pt | 71.6687152 pt | 72.7383975 pt | 73.8080798 pt | 74.8777621 pt | 75.9474444 pt | 77.0171268 pt | 78.0868091 pt | 79.1564914 pt | 80.2261737 pt | 81.2958560 pt | 82.3655383 pt | 83.4352207 pt | 84.5049030 pt | 85.5745853 pt | 86.6442676 pt | 87.7139499 pt | 88.7836322 pt | 89.8533146 pt | 90.9229969 pt | 91.9926792 pt | 93.0623615 pt | 94.1320438 pt | 95.2017261 pt | 96.2714085 pt | 97.3410908 pt | 98.4107731 pt | 99.4804554 pt | 100.5501377 pt | 101.6198200 pt | 102.6895023 pt | 103.7591847 pt | 104.8288670 pt | 105.8985493 pt | 106.9682316 pt |
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) | points (American, English) | points (Didot; European) | points (American, English) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ≈ 1.0696823161189 | 4 | ≈ 4.2787292644757 |
1.5 | ≈ 1.6045234741784 | 4.5 | ≈ 4.8135704225352 |
2 | ≈ 2.1393646322379 | 5 | ≈ 5.3484115805947 |
2.5 | ≈ 2.6742057902973 | 5.5 | ≈ 5.8832527386541 |
3 | ≈ 3.2090469483568 | 6 | ≈ 6.4180938967136 |
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 (American, English) | pt | ≡ 1⁄72.272 in | ≈ 0.000351450 m | Other (Length) |
points (American, English) | points (Didot; European) | points (American, English) | points (Didot; European) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ≈ 0.93485699906514 | 4 | ≈ 3.7394279962606 |
1.5 | ≈ 1.4022854985977 | 4.5 | ≈ 4.2068564957931 |
2 | ≈ 1.8697139981303 | 5 | ≈ 4.6742849953257 |
2.5 | ≈ 2.3371424976629 | 5.5 | ≈ 5.1417134948583 |
3 | ≈ 2.8045709971954 | 6 | ≈ 5.6091419943909 |
points (Didot; European) | points (American, English) |
---|---|
1 | ≈ 1.0696823 |
0.9348570 | ≈ 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 …) |