Point Conversions

The desktop publishing (PostScript) point is 1/72 of an inch (0.3528 mm). Font sizes such as 12 pt are measured in points.

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1 pt = 0.0003527777778 m

Convert points to other units

Each line shows how much 1 point (pt) equals. Select a conversion for a calculator, formula and table.

Metric (SI)

Point to Meter0.000352778 m
Point to Kilometer3.52778 × 10⁻⁷ km
Point to Hectometer0.00000352778 hm
Point to Dekameter0.0000352778 dam
Point to Decimeter0.00352778 dm
Point to Centimeter0.0352778 cm
Point to Millimeter0.352778 mm
Point to Micrometer352.778 µm
Point to Micron352.778 µ
Point to Nanometer352,778 nm
Point to Angstrom3,527,780 Å
Point to Picometer352,778,000 pm
Point to Femtometer352,778,000,000 fm
Point to Fermi352,778,000,000 fm
Point to Attometer352,778,000,000,000 am
Point to Megameter3.52778 × 10⁻¹⁰ Mm
Point to Gigameter3.52778 × 10⁻¹³ Gm
Point to Terameter3.52778 × 10⁻¹⁶ Tm
Point to Petameter3.52778 × 10⁻¹⁹ Pm
Point to Exameter3.52778 × 10⁻²² Em

Imperial & US customary

Point to Inch0.0138889 in
Point to Foot0.00115741 ft
Point to Yard0.000385802 yd
Point to Mile2.19206 × 10⁻⁷ mi
Point to Kiloyard3.85802 × 10⁻⁷ kyd
Point to Furlong0.00000175365 fur
Point to Chain0.0000175365 ch
Point to Rope0.0000578704 rope
Point to Rod0.0000701459 rd
Point to Perch0.0000701459 perch
Point to Pole0.0000701459 pole
Point to Fathom0.000192901 ftm
Point to Link0.00175365 li
Point to Hand0.00347222 h
Point to Mil13.8889 mil
Point to Microinch13,888.9 µin

US survey units

Point to Foot (US Survey)0.00115741 ft (US)
Point to Inch (US Survey)0.0138889 in (US)
Point to Mile (US Survey)2.19206 × 10⁻⁷ mi (US)
Point to Mile (Statute)2.19206 × 10⁻⁷ mi
Point to League (Statute)7.30685 × 10⁻⁸ lea
Point to Furlong (US Survey)0.00000175364 fur (US)
Point to Chain (US Survey)0.0000175364 ch (US)
Point to Rod (US Survey)0.0000701458 rd (US)
Point to Link (US Survey)0.00175364 li (US)
Point to Fathom (US Survey)0.000192901 ftm (US)

Nautical

Point to Nautical Mile (international)1.90485 × 10⁻⁷ NM
Point to Nautical Mile (UK)1.90363 × 10⁻⁷ NM (UK)
Point to Nautical League (int.)6.34949 × 10⁻⁸ NL
Point to Nautical League (UK)6.34544 × 10⁻⁸ NL (UK)

Astronomical

Point to Astronomical Unit2.35817 × 10⁻¹⁵ au
Point to Light Year3.72886 × 10⁻²⁰ ly
Point to Parsec1.14327 × 10⁻²⁰ pc
Point to Kiloparsec1.14327 × 10⁻²³ kpc
Point to Megaparsec1.14327 × 10⁻²⁶ Mpc

Atomic & physics

Point to A.u. of Length6,666,530 a₀
Point to X-unit3,520,460,000 xu

Historical & cloth

Point to Ell0.000308642 ell
Point to Cubit (UK)0.000771605 cubit
Point to Span (cloth)0.00154321 span
Point to Finger (cloth)0.00308642 finger
Point to Nail (cloth)0.00617284 nail
Point to Barleycorn0.0416667 barleycorn
Point to League7.30686 × 10⁻⁸ lea
Point to Arpent0.00000602816 arpent
Point to Mile (Roman)2.38395 × 10⁻⁷ m.p.

Typography

Point to Pica0.0833333 pc
Point to Twip20 twip

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