Pica to Point (PostScript)

1 pc = 12 pt

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1 pc equals

12pt

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 Point (PostScript) table

Common Pica values converted to Point (PostScript)
Pica (pc)	Point (PostScript) (pt)
1	12
2	24
5	60
10	120
20	240
50	600
100	1,200
250	3,000
500	6,000
1,000	12,000

How the conversion works

Multiply the pica figure by 12 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 = 0.083333333 pc — see point (postscript) to pica.

See all 11 typography units →