How to convert points to feet (US survey)
1 point is equal to 0.001157405093 feet (US survey), and 1 foot (us survey) is equal to 864.001728 points. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
feet (US survey) = points × 0.001157405093
feet (US survey) = points ÷ 864.001728Example: convert 15 pt to ft (US): 15 × 0.001157405093 = 0.01736107639 ft (US).
Point to Foot (US Survey) conversion table
| Point (pt) | Foot (US Survey) (ft (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 pt | 0.00001157405093 ft (US) |
| 0.1 pt | 0.0001157405093 ft (US) |
| 1 pt | 0.001157405093 ft (US) |
| 2 pt | 0.002314810185 ft (US) |
| 3 pt | 0.003472215278 ft (US) |
| 5 pt | 0.005787025463 ft (US) |
| 10 pt | 0.01157405093 ft (US) |
| 20 pt | 0.02314810185 ft (US) |
| 50 pt | 0.05787025463 ft (US) |
| 100 pt | 0.1157405093 ft (US) |
| 250 pt | 0.2893512731 ft (US) |
| 500 pt | 0.5787025463 ft (US) |
| 1,000 pt | 1.157405093 ft (US) |
About the point
The desktop publishing (PostScript) point is 1/72 of an inch (0.3528 mm). Font sizes such as 12 pt are measured in points.
Symbol: pt · 1 pt = 0.0003527777778 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