Typographic Points to Inches: the quick answer
To convert typographic points to inches, multiply the value by 0.0138889. To go the other way, multiply inches by 72 to get typographic points.
To convert typographic points to inches, multiply the value by 0.0138889. To go the other way, multiply inches by 72 to get typographic points.
| Typographic Points (pt) | Inches (in) |
|---|---|
| 1 pt | 0.0138889 in |
| 2 pt | 0.0277778 in |
| 3 pt | 0.0416667 in |
| 4 pt | 0.0555556 in |
| 5 pt | 0.0694444 in |
| 6 pt | 0.0833333 in |
| 7 pt | 0.0972222 in |
| 8 pt | 0.111111 in |
| 9 pt | 0.125 in |
| 10 pt | 0.138889 in |
| 12 pt | 0.166667 in |
| 14 pt | 0.194444 in |
| 15 pt | 0.208333 in |
| 20 pt | 0.277778 in |
| 21 pt | 0.291667 in |
| 24 pt | 0.333333 in |
| 25 pt | 0.347222 in |
| 30 pt | 0.416667 in |
| 40 pt | 0.555556 in |
| 50 pt | 0.694444 in |
| 60 pt | 0.833333 in |
| 75 pt | 1.04167 in |
| 80 pt | 1.11111 in |
| 100 pt | 1.38889 in |
| 200 pt | 2.77778 in |
| 250 pt | 3.47222 in |
| 300 pt | 4.16667 in |
| 400 pt | 5.55556 in |
| 500 pt | 6.94444 in |
| 750 pt | 10.4167 in |
| 1,000 pt | 13.8889 in |
Typographic point (pt). A typographic point is 1/72 of an inch (about 0.3528 mm), used for font sizes.
Inch (in). The inch is an imperial and US customary unit equal to exactly 25.4 millimeters, used for screen sizes, pipes and tyres.
There are 0.0138889 inches in one typographic point.
Multiply the number of typographic points by 0.0138889. For example, 10 typographic points equal 0.138889 inches.
One inch equals 72 typographic points.
0.166667 inches. Other common values: 5 typographic points = 0.0694444 inches and 100 typographic points = 1.38889 inches.