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 (PostScript) | 1.0658913 pt | 2.1317825 pt | 3.1976738 pt | 4.2635651 pt | 5.3294563 pt | 6.3953476 pt | 7.4612389 pt | 8.5271301 pt | 9.5930214 pt | 10.6589127 pt | 11.7248039 pt | 12.7906952 pt | 13.8565865 pt | 14.9224777 pt | 15.9883690 pt | 17.0542603 pt | 18.1201515 pt | 19.1860428 pt | 20.2519341 pt | 21.3178253 pt | 22.3837166 pt | 23.4496079 pt | 24.5154991 pt | 25.5813904 pt | 26.6472817 pt | 27.7131730 pt | 28.7790642 pt | 29.8449555 pt | 30.9108468 pt | 31.9767380 pt | 33.0426293 pt | 34.1085206 pt | 35.1744118 pt | 36.2403031 pt | 37.3061944 pt | 38.3720856 pt | 39.4379769 pt | 40.5038682 pt | 41.5697594 pt | 42.6356507 pt | 43.7015420 pt | 44.7674332 pt | 45.8333245 pt | 46.8992158 pt | 47.9651070 pt | 49.0309983 pt | 50.0968896 pt | 51.1627808 pt | 52.2286721 pt | 53.2945634 pt | 54.3604546 pt | 55.4263459 pt | 56.4922372 pt | 57.5581284 pt | 58.6240197 pt | 59.6899110 pt | 60.7558022 pt | 61.8216935 pt | 62.8875848 pt | 63.9534760 pt | 65.0193673 pt | 66.0852586 pt | 67.1511498 pt | 68.2170411 pt | 69.2829324 pt | 70.3488236 pt | 71.4147149 pt | 72.4806062 pt | 73.5464974 pt | 74.6123887 pt | 75.6782800 pt | 76.7441713 pt | 77.8100625 pt | 78.8759538 pt | 79.9418451 pt | 81.0077363 pt | 82.0736276 pt | 83.1395189 pt | 84.2054101 pt | 85.2713014 pt | 86.3371927 pt | 87.4030839 pt | 88.4689752 pt | 89.5348665 pt | 90.6007577 pt | 91.6666490 pt | 92.7325403 pt | 93.7984315 pt | 94.8643228 pt | 95.9302141 pt | 96.9961053 pt | 98.0619966 pt | 99.1278879 pt | 100.1937791 pt | 101.2596704 pt | 102.3255617 pt | 103.3914529 pt | 104.4573442 pt | 105.5232355 pt | 106.5891267 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 (PostScript) | points (Didot; European) | points (PostScript) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ≈ 1.065891267366 | 4 | ≈ 4.2635650694641 |
1.5 | ≈ 1.598836901049 | 4.5 | ≈ 4.7965107031472 |
2 | ≈ 2.1317825347321 | 5 | ≈ 5.3294563368302 |
2.5 | ≈ 2.6647281684151 | 5.5 | ≈ 5.8624019705132 |
3 | ≈ 3.1976738020981 | 6 | ≈ 6.3953476041962 |
= 0.0003527 m
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
---|---|---|---|---|
point (PostScript) | pt | ≡ 1⁄72 in | = 0.0003527 m | Other (Length) |
points (PostScript) | points (Didot; European) | points (PostScript) | points (Didot; European) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ≈ 0.93818199906182 | 4 | ≈ 3.7527279962473 |
1.5 | ≈ 1.4072729985927 | 4.5 | ≈ 4.2218189957782 |
2 | ≈ 1.8763639981236 | 5 | ≈ 4.6909099953091 |
2.5 | ≈ 2.3454549976545 | 5.5 | ≈ 5.16000099484 |
3 | ≈ 2.8145459971855 | 6 | ≈ 5.6290919943709 |
points (Didot; European) | points (PostScript) |
---|---|
1 | ≈ 1.0658913 |
0.9381820 | ≈ 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 …) |