How to convert twips to nails (cloth)
1 twip is equal to 0.0003086419753 nails (cloth), and 1 nail (cloth) is equal to 3,240 twips. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
nails (cloth) = twips × 0.0003086419753
nails (cloth) = twips ÷ 3,240Example: convert 15 twip to nail: 15 × 0.0003086419753 = 0.00462962963 nail.
Twip to Nail (cloth) conversion table
| Twip (twip) | Nail (cloth) (nail) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 twip | 0.000003086419753 nail |
| 0.1 twip | 0.00003086419753 nail |
| 1 twip | 0.0003086419753 nail |
| 2 twip | 0.0006172839506 nail |
| 3 twip | 0.0009259259259 nail |
| 5 twip | 0.001543209877 nail |
| 10 twip | 0.003086419753 nail |
| 20 twip | 0.006172839506 nail |
| 50 twip | 0.01543209877 nail |
| 100 twip | 0.03086419753 nail |
| 250 twip | 0.07716049383 nail |
| 500 twip | 0.1543209877 nail |
| 1,000 twip | 0.3086419753 nail |
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
About the nail (cloth)
The cloth nail is 2.25 inches (5.715 cm), one sixteenth of a yard, used historically in the cloth trade.
Symbol: nail · 1 nail = 0.05715 m · Category: Historical & cloth