| 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 |
| ell | 0.0444444 ell | 0.0888889 ell | 0.1333333 ell | 0.1777778 ell | 0.2222222 ell | 0.2666667 ell | 0.3111111 ell | 0.3555556 ell | 0.4 ell | 0.4444444 ell | 0.4888889 ell | 0.5333333 ell | 0.5777778 ell | 0.6222222 ell | 0.6666667 ell | 0.7111111 ell | 0.7555556 ell | 0.8 ell | 0.8444444 ell | 0.8888889 ell | 0.9333333 ell | 0.9777778 ell | 1.0222222 ell | 1.0666667 ell | 1.1111111 ell | 1.1555556 ell | 1.2 ell | 1.2444444 ell | 1.2888889 ell | 1.3333333 ell | 1.3777778 ell | 1.4222222 ell | 1.4666667 ell | 1.5111111 ell | 1.5555556 ell | 1.6 ell | 1.6444444 ell | 1.6888889 ell | 1.7333333 ell | 1.7777778 ell | 1.8222222 ell | 1.8666667 ell | 1.9111111 ell | 1.9555556 ell | 2 ell | 2.0444444 ell | 2.0888889 ell | 2.1333333 ell | 2.1777778 ell | 2.2222222 ell | 2.2666667 ell | 2.3111111 ell | 2.3555556 ell | 2.4 ell | 2.4444444 ell | 2.4888889 ell | 2.5333333 ell | 2.5777778 ell | 2.6222222 ell | 2.6666667 ell | 2.7111111 ell | 2.7555556 ell | 2.8 ell | 2.8444444 ell | 2.8888889 ell | 2.9333333 ell | 2.9777778 ell | 3.0222222 ell | 3.0666667 ell | 3.1111111 ell | 3.1555556 ell | 3.2 ell | 3.2444444 ell | 3.2888889 ell | 3.3333333 ell | 3.3777778 ell | 3.4222222 ell | 3.4666667 ell | 3.5111111 ell | 3.5555556 ell | 3.6 ell | 3.6444444 ell | 3.6888889 ell | 3.7333333 ell | 3.7777778 ell | 3.8222222 ell | 3.8666667 ell | 3.9111111 ell | 3.9555556 ell | 4 ell | 4.0444444 ell | 4.0888889 ell | 4.1333333 ell | 4.1777778 ell | 4.2222222 ell | 4.2666667 ell | 4.3111111 ell | 4.3555556 ell | 4.4 ell | 4.4444444 ell |
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 | ell | sticks | ell |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | = 0.044444444444444 | 4 | = 0.17777777777778 |
| 1.5 | = 0.066666666666667 | 4.5 | = 0.2 |
| 2 | = 0.088888888888889 | 5 | = 0.22222222222222 |
| 2.5 | = 0.11111111111111 | 5.5 | = 0.24444444444444 |
| 3 | = 0.13333333333333 | 6 | = 0.26666666666667 |
An ell (from Proto-Germanic *alinō, cognate with Latin ulna) is a unit of measurement, originally a cubit, i.e., approximating the length of a man's arm from the elbow ("elbow" means the bend or bow of the ell or arm) to the tip of the middle finger, or about 18 inches (457 mm); in later usage, any of several longer units.
| Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ell | ell | ≡ 45 in (In England usually) | = 1.143 m | Other (Length) |
| ell | sticks | ell | sticks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | = 22.5 | 4 | = 90 |
| 1.5 | = 33.75 | 4.5 | = 101.25 |
| 2 | = 45 | 5 | = 112.5 |
| 2.5 | = 56.25 | 5.5 | = 123.75 |
| 3 | = 67.5 | 6 | = 135 |
| sticks | ell |
|---|---|
| 1 | = 0.0444444 |
| 22.5 | = 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 …) |