Barleycorns to Typographic Points: the quick answer
To convert barleycorns to typographic points, multiply the value by 24.0001. To go the other way, multiply typographic points by 0.0416665 to get barleycorns.
To convert barleycorns to typographic points, multiply the value by 24.0001. To go the other way, multiply typographic points by 0.0416665 to get barleycorns.
| Barleycorns (bc) | Typographic Points (pt) |
|---|---|
| 1 bc | 24.0001 pt |
| 2 bc | 48.0002 pt |
| 3 bc | 72.0003 pt |
| 4 bc | 96.0004 pt |
| 5 bc | 120 pt |
| 6 bc | 144.001 pt |
| 7 bc | 168.001 pt |
| 8 bc | 192.001 pt |
| 9 bc | 216.001 pt |
| 10 bc | 240.001 pt |
| 12 bc | 288.001 pt |
| 14 bc | 336.001 pt |
| 15 bc | 360.001 pt |
| 20 bc | 480.002 pt |
| 21 bc | 504.002 pt |
| 24 bc | 576.002 pt |
| 25 bc | 600.002 pt |
| 30 bc | 720.003 pt |
| 40 bc | 960.004 pt |
| 50 bc | 1,200 pt |
| 60 bc | 1,440.01 pt |
| 75 bc | 1,800.01 pt |
| 80 bc | 1,920.01 pt |
| 100 bc | 2,400.01 pt |
| 200 bc | 4,800.02 pt |
| 250 bc | 6,000.02 pt |
| 300 bc | 7,200.03 pt |
| 400 bc | 9,600.04 pt |
| 500 bc | 12,000 pt |
| 750 bc | 18,000.1 pt |
| 1,000 bc | 24,000.1 pt |
Barleycorn (bc). The barleycorn is one third of an inch (about 8.47 mm), historically the length of a grain of barley.
Typographic point (pt). A typographic point is 1/72 of an inch (about 0.3528 mm), used for font sizes.
There are 24.0001 typographic points in one barleycorn.
Multiply the number of barleycorns by 24.0001. For example, 10 barleycorns equal 240.001 typographic points.
One typographic point equals 0.0416665 barleycorns.
288.001 typographic points. Other common values: 5 barleycorns = 120 typographic points and 100 barleycorns = 2,400.01 typographic points.