Typographic Points to Meters: the quick answer
To convert typographic points to meters, multiply the value by 0.000352778. To go the other way, multiply meters by 2,834.65 to get typographic points.
To convert typographic points to meters, multiply the value by 0.000352778. To go the other way, multiply meters by 2,834.65 to get typographic points.
| Typographic Points (pt) | Meters (m) |
|---|---|
| 1 pt | 0.000352778 m |
| 5 pt | 0.00176389 m |
| 10 pt | 0.00352778 m |
| 25 pt | 0.00881944 m |
| 50 pt | 0.0176389 m |
| 100 pt | 0.0352778 m |
| 250 pt | 0.0881944 m |
| 500 pt | 0.176389 m |
| 1,000 pt | 0.352778 m |
| 2,500 pt | 0.881944 m |
| 5,000 pt | 1.76389 m |
| 10,000 pt | 3.52778 m |
| 100,000 pt | 35.2778 m |
| 1,000,000 pt | 352.778 m |
Typographic point (pt). A typographic point is 1/72 of an inch (about 0.3528 mm), used for font sizes.
Meter (m). The meter is the SI base unit of length, defined by the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.
There are 0.000352778 meters in one typographic point.
Multiply the number of typographic points by 0.000352778. For example, 10 typographic points equal 0.00352778 meters.
One meter equals 2,834.65 typographic points.
0.352778 meters. Other common values: 100 typographic points = 0.0352778 meters and 10,000 typographic points = 3.52778 meters.