Pica to Inch

1 pc = 0.16666667 in

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1 pc equals

0.1666666667in

All 11 units

Point (PostScript)pt
1/72 in
1212
Picapc
12 pt
11
Pixel (CSS)px
at 96 dpi
1616
Emem
at 16 px default
11
Inchin
0.166666666711⁄64
Millimetermm
4.2333333334 15⁄64
Centimetercm
0.423333333327⁄64
Point (TeX)pt (TeX)
1/72.27 in
12.04512 3⁄64
Point (Didot)dd
0.376065 mm
11.2569192411 1⁄4
Cicerocc
12 Didot pt
0.938076603215⁄16
Twiptwip
1/20 pt
240240

Pica to Inch table

Common Pica values converted to Inch
Pica (pc)	Inch (in)
1	0.16666667
2	0.33333333
5	0.83333333
10	1.6666667
20	3.3333333
50	8.3333333
100	16.666667
250	41.666667
500	83.333333
1,000	166.66667

How the conversion works

Multiply the pica figure by 0.1666666667 to get inch. 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 in = 6 pc — see inch to pica.

See all 11 typography units →