How to convert feet (US survey) to twips
1 foot (us survey) is equal to 17,280.03456 twips, and 1 twip is equal to 0.00005787025463 feet (US survey). To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
twips = feet (US survey) × 17,280.03456
twips = feet (US survey) ÷ 0.00005787025463Example: convert 15 ft (US) to twip: 15 × 17,280.03456 = 259,200.5184 twip.
Foot (US Survey) to Twip conversion table
| Foot (US Survey) (ft (US)) | Twip (twip) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 ft (US) | 172.8003456 twip |
| 0.1 ft (US) | 1,728.003456 twip |
| 1 ft (US) | 17,280.03456 twip |
| 2 ft (US) | 34,560.06912 twip |
| 3 ft (US) | 51,840.10368 twip |
| 5 ft (US) | 86,400.1728 twip |
| 10 ft (US) | 172,800.3456 twip |
| 20 ft (US) | 345,600.6912 twip |
| 50 ft (US) | 864,001.728 twip |
| 100 ft (US) | 1,728,003.456 twip |
| 250 ft (US) | 4,320,008.64 twip |
| 500 ft (US) | 8,640,017.28 twip |
| 1,000 ft (US) | 17,280,034.56 twip |
About the foot (us survey)
The US survey foot is exactly 1200/3937 m (about 0.3048006 m), two parts per million longer than the international foot. It was officially retired at the end of 2022 but remains in older land records and state plane coordinates.
Symbol: ft (US) · 1 ft (US) = 0.3048006096 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