How to convert chains (US survey) to twips
1 chain (us survey) is equal to 1,140,482.281 twips, and 1 twip is equal to 8.768220398 × 10⁻⁷ chains (US survey). To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
twips = chains (US survey) × 1,140,482.281
twips = chains (US survey) ÷ 8.768220398 × 10⁻⁷Example: convert 1 ch (US) to twip: 1 × 1,140,482.281 = 1,140,482.281 twip.
Chain (US Survey) to Twip conversion table
| Chain (US Survey) (ch (US)) | Twip (twip) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 ch (US) | 11,404.82281 twip |
| 0.1 ch (US) | 114,048.2281 twip |
| 1 ch (US) | 1,140,482.281 twip |
| 2 ch (US) | 2,280,964.562 twip |
| 3 ch (US) | 3,421,446.843 twip |
| 5 ch (US) | 5,702,411.405 twip |
| 10 ch (US) | 11,404,822.81 twip |
| 20 ch (US) | 22,809,645.62 twip |
| 50 ch (US) | 57,024,114.05 twip |
| 100 ch (US) | 114,048,228.1 twip |
| 250 ch (US) | 285,120,570.2 twip |
| 500 ch (US) | 570,241,140.5 twip |
| 1,000 ch (US) | 1,140,482,281 twip |
About the chain (us survey)
The US survey chain is 66 US survey feet, about 20.11684 m, used in the US Public Land Survey System.
Symbol: ch (US) · 1 ch (US) = 20.11684023 m · Category: US survey units
About the twip
A twip is one twentieth of a point, or 1/1440 of an inch (about 17.6 µm). It's used internally by Microsoft Word, RTF files and older Windows APIs.
Symbol: twip · 1 twip = 0.00001763888889 m · Category: Typography