How to convert twips to nanometers
1 twip is equal to 17,638.88889 nanometers, and 1 nanometer is equal to 0.00005669291339 twips. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
nanometers = twips × 17,638.88889
nanometers = twips ÷ 0.00005669291339Example: convert 15 twip to nm: 15 × 17,638.88889 = 264,583.3333 nm.
Twip to Nanometer conversion table
| Twip (twip) | Nanometer (nm) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 twip | 176.3888889 nm |
| 0.1 twip | 1,763.888889 nm |
| 1 twip | 17,638.88889 nm |
| 2 twip | 35,277.77778 nm |
| 3 twip | 52,916.66667 nm |
| 5 twip | 88,194.44444 nm |
| 10 twip | 176,388.8889 nm |
| 20 twip | 352,777.7778 nm |
| 50 twip | 881,944.4444 nm |
| 100 twip | 1,763,888.889 nm |
| 250 twip | 4,409,722.222 nm |
| 500 twip | 8,819,444.444 nm |
| 1,000 twip | 17,638,888.89 nm |
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 nanometer
A nanometer is one billionth of a meter. It's used for wavelengths of light (visible light is about 380–750 nm), molecules and chip manufacturing processes.
Symbol: nm · 1 nm = 1 × 10⁻⁹ m · Category: Metric (SI)