Axis

Typography & screen units

pointpt

The desktop-publishing point of 1/72 inch.

Dimension
length
Canonical signature
L
System
typographic
Exactness
Exact by definition

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 pt = 0.0003527777777777778 m
Conversion type
linear
Historical notes
Traditional printer's points vary (Didot, American); DTP point is 1/72 in.
Aliases
DTP point, postscript point, typographic point, points

Same dimension

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Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 pt = 0.0003527777777777778 m

Exact by definition relationship

10 pt = 0.003527777777777778 m

Exact by definition relationship