How to convert twips to X-units
1 twip is equal to 176,022,761.5 X-units, and 1 x-unit is equal to 5.681083465 × 10⁻⁹ twips. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
X-units = twips × 176,022,761.5
X-units = twips ÷ 5.681083465 × 10⁻⁹Example: convert 1 twip to xu: 1 × 176,022,761.5 = 176,022,761.5 xu.
Twip to X-unit conversion table
| Twip (twip) | X-unit (xu) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 twip | 1,760,227.615 xu |
| 0.1 twip | 17,602,276.15 xu |
| 1 twip | 176,022,761.5 xu |
| 2 twip | 352,045,523.1 xu |
| 3 twip | 528,068,284.6 xu |
| 5 twip | 880,113,807.7 xu |
| 10 twip | 1,760,227,615 xu |
| 20 twip | 3,520,455,231 xu |
| 50 twip | 8,801,138,077 xu |
| 100 twip | 17,602,276,150 xu |
| 250 twip | 44,005,690,390 xu |
| 500 twip | 88,011,380,770 xu |
| 1,000 twip | 176,022,761,500 xu |
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 x-unit
The X-unit (about 1.002 × 10⁻¹³ m) was used to express X-ray and gamma-ray wavelengths before the ångström and picometer became standard.
Symbol: xu · 1 xu = 1.00208 × 10⁻¹³ m · Category: Atomic & physics