Typographic Points to Rods: the quick answer
To convert typographic points to rods, multiply the value by 7.01459 × 10⁻⁵. To go the other way, multiply rods by 14,256 to get typographic points.
To convert typographic points to rods, multiply the value by 7.01459 × 10⁻⁵. To go the other way, multiply rods by 14,256 to get typographic points.
| Typographic Points (pt) | Rods (rd) |
|---|---|
| 1 pt | 7.01459 × 10⁻⁵ rd |
| 5 pt | 0.00035073 rd |
| 10 pt | 0.000701459 rd |
| 25 pt | 0.00175365 rd |
| 50 pt | 0.0035073 rd |
| 100 pt | 0.00701459 rd |
| 250 pt | 0.0175365 rd |
| 500 pt | 0.035073 rd |
| 1,000 pt | 0.0701459 rd |
| 2,500 pt | 0.175365 rd |
| 5,000 pt | 0.35073 rd |
| 10,000 pt | 0.701459 rd |
| 100,000 pt | 7.01459 rd |
| 1,000,000 pt | 70.1459 rd |
Typographic point (pt). A typographic point is 1/72 of an inch (about 0.3528 mm), used for font sizes.
Rod (rd). A rod (also called a pole or perch) is 16.5 feet (5.0292 m), an old land-measurement unit.
There are 7.01459 × 10⁻⁵ rods in one typographic point.
Multiply the number of typographic points by 7.01459 × 10⁻⁵. For example, 10 typographic points equal 0.000701459 rods.
One rod equals 14,256 typographic points.
0.0701459 rods. Other common values: 100 typographic points = 0.00701459 rods and 10,000 typographic points = 0.701459 rods.