Inch to Pica

1 in = 6 pc

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1 in equals

6pc

All 11 units

Point (PostScript)pt
1/72 in
7272
Picapc
12 pt
66
Pixel (CSS)px
at 96 dpi
9696
Emem
at 16 px default
66
Inchin
11
Millimetermm
25.425 13⁄32
Centimetercm
2.542 35⁄64
Point (TeX)pt (TeX)
1/72.27 in
72.2772 17⁄64
Point (Didot)dd
0.376065 mm
67.5415154367 35⁄64
Cicerocc
12 Didot pt
5.6284596195 5⁄8
Twiptwip
1/20 pt
1,4401440

Inch to Pica table

Common Inch values converted to Pica
Inch (in)	Pica (pc)
1	6
2	12
5	30
10	60
20	120
50	300
100	600
250	1,500
500	3,000
1,000	6,000

How the conversion works

Formula: pc = in × 6
Example: 10 in → 10 × 6 = 60 pc

Multiply the inch figure by 6 to get pica. Every factor on this site is anchored to the SI base unit for typography, so the same number is used everywhere it appears.

Going the other way, 1 pc = 0.16666667 in — see pica to inch.

See all 11 typography units →