| stick | 1 stick | 2 stick | 3 stick | 4 stick | 5 stick | 6 stick | 7 stick | 8 stick | 9 stick | 10 stick | 11 stick | 12 stick | 13 stick | 14 stick | 15 stick | 16 stick | 17 stick | 18 stick | 19 stick | 20 stick | 21 stick | 22 stick | 23 stick | 24 stick | 25 stick | 26 stick | 27 stick | 28 stick | 29 stick | 30 stick | 31 stick | 32 stick | 33 stick | 34 stick | 35 stick | 36 stick | 37 stick | 38 stick | 39 stick | 40 stick | 41 stick | 42 stick | 43 stick | 44 stick | 45 stick | 46 stick | 47 stick | 48 stick | 49 stick | 50 stick | 51 stick | 52 stick | 53 stick | 54 stick | 55 stick | 56 stick | 57 stick | 58 stick | 59 stick | 60 stick | 61 stick | 62 stick | 63 stick | 64 stick | 65 stick | 66 stick | 67 stick | 68 stick | 69 stick | 70 stick | 71 stick | 72 stick | 73 stick | 74 stick | 75 stick | 76 stick | 77 stick | 78 stick | 79 stick | 80 stick | 81 stick | 82 stick | 83 stick | 84 stick | 85 stick | 86 stick | 87 stick | 88 stick | 89 stick | 90 stick | 91 stick | 92 stick | 93 stick | 94 stick | 95 stick | 96 stick | 97 stick | 98 stick | 99 stick | 100 stick |
| barleycorn | 6.0047281 barleycorn | 12.0094563 barleycorn | 18.0141844 barleycorn | 24.0189125 barleycorn | 30.0236407 barleycorn | 36.0283688 barleycorn | 42.0330969 barleycorn | 48.0378251 barleycorn | 54.0425532 barleycorn | 60.0472813 barleycorn | 66.0520095 barleycorn | 72.0567376 barleycorn | 78.0614657 barleycorn | 84.0661939 barleycorn | 90.0709220 barleycorn | 96.0756501 barleycorn | 102.0803783 barleycorn | 108.0851064 barleycorn | 114.0898345 barleycorn | 120.0945626 barleycorn | 126.0992908 barleycorn | 132.1040189 barleycorn | 138.1087470 barleycorn | 144.1134752 barleycorn | 150.1182033 barleycorn | 156.1229314 barleycorn | 162.1276596 barleycorn | 168.1323877 barleycorn | 174.1371158 barleycorn | 180.1418440 barleycorn | 186.1465721 barleycorn | 192.1513002 barleycorn | 198.1560284 barleycorn | 204.1607565 barleycorn | 210.1654846 barleycorn | 216.1702128 barleycorn | 222.1749409 barleycorn | 228.1796690 barleycorn | 234.1843972 barleycorn | 240.1891253 barleycorn | 246.1938534 barleycorn | 252.1985816 barleycorn | 258.2033097 barleycorn | 264.2080378 barleycorn | 270.2127660 barleycorn | 276.2174941 barleycorn | 282.2222222 barleycorn | 288.2269504 barleycorn | 294.2316785 barleycorn | 300.2364066 barleycorn | 306.2411348 barleycorn | 312.2458629 barleycorn | 318.2505910 barleycorn | 324.2553191 barleycorn | 330.2600473 barleycorn | 336.2647754 barleycorn | 342.2695035 barleycorn | 348.2742317 barleycorn | 354.2789598 barleycorn | 360.2836879 barleycorn | 366.2884161 barleycorn | 372.2931442 barleycorn | 378.2978723 barleycorn | 384.3026005 barleycorn | 390.3073286 barleycorn | 396.3120567 barleycorn | 402.3167849 barleycorn | 408.3215130 barleycorn | 414.3262411 barleycorn | 420.3309693 barleycorn | 426.3356974 barleycorn | 432.3404255 barleycorn | 438.3451537 barleycorn | 444.3498818 barleycorn | 450.3546099 barleycorn | 456.3593381 barleycorn | 462.3640662 barleycorn | 468.3687943 barleycorn | 474.3735225 barleycorn | 480.3782506 barleycorn | 486.3829787 barleycorn | 492.3877069 barleycorn | 498.3924350 barleycorn | 504.3971631 barleycorn | 510.4018913 barleycorn | 516.4066194 barleycorn | 522.4113475 barleycorn | 528.4160757 barleycorn | 534.4208038 barleycorn | 540.4255319 barleycorn | 546.4302600 barleycorn | 552.4349882 barleycorn | 558.4397163 barleycorn | 564.4444444 barleycorn | 570.4491726 barleycorn | 576.4539007 barleycorn | 582.4586288 barleycorn | 588.4633570 barleycorn | 594.4680851 barleycorn | 600.4728132 barleycorn |
In typography, the stick, stickful, or stick of type was an inexact length based on the size of the various composing sticks used by newspaper editors to assemble pieces of moveable type. In English-language papers, it was roughly equal to 2 column inches or 100–150 words. In France, Spain, and Italy, sticks generally contained only between 1 and 4 lines of text each. A column was notionally equal to 10 sticks.
| Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stick | ≡ 2 in | = 0.0508 m | Other (Length) |
| sticks | barleycorns | sticks | barleycorns |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ≈ 6.0047281323877 | 4 | ≈ 24.018912529551 |
| 1.5 | ≈ 9.0070921985816 | 4.5 | ≈ 27.021276595745 |
| 2 | ≈ 12.009456264775 | 5 | ≈ 30.023640661939 |
| 2.5 | ≈ 15.011820330969 | 5.5 | ≈ 33.026004728132 |
| 3 | ≈ 18.014184397163 | 6 | ≈ 36.028368794326 |
The barleycorn is a small English unit of length equal to 1⁄3 of an inch (i.e., close to 0.8467 cm) still used in Great Britain and Ireland as a determiner of shoe sizes.
| Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| barleycorn | = 1⁄3 in | ≈ 8.46×10−3 m | Imperial/US |
| barleycorns | sticks | barleycorns | sticks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ≈ 0.16653543307087 | 4 | ≈ 0.66614173228346 |
| 1.5 | ≈ 0.2498031496063 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.7494094488189 |
| 2 | ≈ 0.33307086614173 | 5 | ≈ 0.83267716535433 |
| 2.5 | ≈ 0.41633858267717 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.91594488188976 |
| 3 | ≈ 0.4996062992126 | 6 | ≈ 0.9992125984252 |
| sticks | barleycorns |
|---|---|
| 1 | ≈ 6.0047281 |
| 0.1665354 | ≈ 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 …) |