How to convert picas to feet (US survey)
1 pica is equal to 0.01388886111 feet (US survey), and 1 foot (us survey) is equal to 72.000144 picas. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
feet (US survey) = picas × 0.01388886111
feet (US survey) = picas ÷ 72.000144Example: convert 15 pc to ft (US): 15 × 0.01388886111 = 0.2083329167 ft (US).
Pica to Foot (US Survey) conversion table
| Pica (pc) | Foot (US Survey) (ft (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 pc | 0.0001388886111 ft (US) |
| 0.1 pc | 0.001388886111 ft (US) |
| 1 pc | 0.01388886111 ft (US) |
| 2 pc | 0.02777772222 ft (US) |
| 3 pc | 0.04166658333 ft (US) |
| 5 pc | 0.06944430556 ft (US) |
| 10 pc | 0.1388886111 ft (US) |
| 20 pc | 0.2777772222 ft (US) |
| 50 pc | 0.6944430556 ft (US) |
| 100 pc | 1.388886111 ft (US) |
| 250 pc | 3.472215278 ft (US) |
| 500 pc | 6.944430556 ft (US) |
| 1,000 pc | 13.88886111 ft (US) |
About the pica
The modern (PostScript) pica is one sixth of an inch (4.233 mm), or 12 points. It's used in typography and page layout for column widths and margins.
Symbol: pc · 1 pc = 0.004233333333 m · Category: Typography
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