Typographic Points to Ells: the quick answer
To convert typographic points to ells, multiply the value by 0.000308642. To go the other way, multiply ells by 3,240 to get typographic points.
To convert typographic points to ells, multiply the value by 0.000308642. To go the other way, multiply ells by 3,240 to get typographic points.
| Typographic Points (pt) | Ells (ell) |
|---|---|
| 1 pt | 0.000308642 ell |
| 5 pt | 0.00154321 ell |
| 10 pt | 0.00308642 ell |
| 25 pt | 0.00771605 ell |
| 50 pt | 0.0154321 ell |
| 100 pt | 0.0308642 ell |
| 250 pt | 0.0771605 ell |
| 500 pt | 0.154321 ell |
| 1,000 pt | 0.308642 ell |
| 2,500 pt | 0.771605 ell |
| 5,000 pt | 1.54321 ell |
| 10,000 pt | 3.08642 ell |
| 100,000 pt | 30.8642 ell |
| 1,000,000 pt | 308.642 ell |
Typographic point (pt). A typographic point is 1/72 of an inch (about 0.3528 mm), used for font sizes.
Ell (ell). The ell is an old English unit of cloth measure equal to 45 inches (1.143 m).
There are 0.000308642 ells in one typographic point.
Multiply the number of typographic points by 0.000308642. For example, 10 typographic points equal 0.00308642 ells.
One ell equals 3,240 typographic points.
0.308642 ells. Other common values: 100 typographic points = 0.0308642 ells and 10,000 typographic points = 3.08642 ells.