Point (PostScript) to Pica

1 pt = 0.083333333 pc

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1 pt equals

0.08333333333pc

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 Pica table

Common Point (PostScript) values converted to Pica
Point (PostScript) (pt)	Pica (pc)
1	0.083333333
2	0.16666667
5	0.41666667
10	0.83333333
20	1.6666667
50	4.1666667
100	8.3333333
250	20.833333
500	41.666667
1,000	83.333333

How the conversion works

Multiply the point (postscript) figure by 0.08333333333 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 = 12 pt — see pica to point (postscript).

See all 11 typography units →