Inch to Point (PostScript)

1 in = 72 pt

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1 in equals

72pt

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 Point (PostScript) table

Common Inch values converted to Point (PostScript)
Inch (in)	Point (PostScript) (pt)
1	72
2	144
5	360
10	720
20	1,440
50	3,600
100	7,200
250	18,000
500	36,000
1,000	72,000

How the conversion works

Multiply the inch figure by 72 to get point (postscript). 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 pt = 0.013888889 in — see point (postscript) to inch.

See all 11 typography units →