How to convert points to inches (US survey)
1 point is equal to 0.01388886111 inches (US survey), and 1 inch (us survey) is equal to 72.000144 points. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
inches (US survey) = points × 0.01388886111
inches (US survey) = points ÷ 72.000144Example: convert 15 pt to in (US): 15 × 0.01388886111 = 0.2083329167 in (US).
Point to Inch (US Survey) conversion table
| Point (pt) | Inch (US Survey) (in (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 pt | 0.0001388886111 in (US) |
| 0.1 pt | 0.001388886111 in (US) |
| 1 pt | 0.01388886111 in (US) |
| 2 pt | 0.02777772222 in (US) |
| 3 pt | 0.04166658333 in (US) |
| 5 pt | 0.06944430556 in (US) |
| 10 pt | 0.1388886111 in (US) |
| 20 pt | 0.2777772222 in (US) |
| 50 pt | 0.6944430556 in (US) |
| 100 pt | 1.388886111 in (US) |
| 250 pt | 3.472215278 in (US) |
| 500 pt | 6.944430556 in (US) |
| 1,000 pt | 13.88886111 in (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 inch (us survey)
The US survey inch is one twelfth of a US survey foot, about 2.5400051 cm.
Symbol: in (US) · 1 in (US) = 0.0254000508 m · Category: US survey units