Point (PostScript) to Inch

1 pt = 0.013888889 in

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1 pt equals

0.01388888889in

All 11 units

Point (PostScript)pt
1/72 in
11
Picapc
12 pt
0.083333333335⁄64
Pixel (CSS)px
at 96 dpi
1.3333333331 21⁄64
Emem
at 16 px default
0.083333333335⁄64
Inchin
0.013888888891⁄64
Millimetermm
0.352777777823⁄64
Centimetercm
0.035277777781⁄32
Point (TeX)pt (TeX)
1/72.27 in
1.003751
Point (Didot)dd
0.376065 mm
0.938076603215⁄16
Cicerocc
12 Didot pt
0.078173050275⁄64
Twiptwip
1/20 pt
2020

Point (PostScript) to Inch table

Common Point (PostScript) values converted to Inch
Point (PostScript) (pt)	Inch (in)
1	0.013888889
2	0.027777778
5	0.069444444
10	0.13888889
20	0.27777778
50	0.69444444
100	1.3888889
250	3.4722222
500	6.9444444
1,000	13.888889

How the conversion works

Multiply the point (postscript) figure by 0.01388888889 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 = 72 pt — see inch to point (postscript).

See all 11 typography units →