PostScript point to point (printer's)
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PostScript point
Definition: The PostScript point is a unit of measure in digital typography, defined as 1/72 of an inch, used to describe font size and line spacing.
Historyandorigin: Developed by Adobe Systems in the 1980s, the PostScript point is a standard unit for defining text size in the PostScript page description language.
CurrentUse: It remains the standard for digital and print typography, commonly used in professional typesetting and digital design software.
funfact: One PostScript point equals 1.3 pixels on a 96 DPI display.
point (printer's)
Definition: The point (printer's) is a traditional typographic unit, often equal to 1/72 of an inch, used in printing and publishing.
Historyandorigin: The point was used by printers for centuries as a standard unit to measure type and text layout in printed materials.
CurrentUse: The printer's point is used less frequently today in digital printing but is still seen in professional typesetting and print design.
funfact: The printer's point is still widely used in high-end print publishing and design, though digital points have largely replaced it in everyday use.
PostScript point to point (printer's) Conversion Table
| 1 PostScript point | 1.00375 point (printer's) |
| 2 PostScript point | 2.0075 point (printer's) |
| 3 PostScript point | 3.01125 point (printer's) |
| 5 PostScript point | 5.01875 point (printer's) |
| 10 PostScript point | 10.0375 point (printer's) |
| 50 PostScript point | 50.1875 point (printer's) |
| 100 PostScript point | 100.375 point (printer's) |
| 1000 PostScript point | 1003.75 point (printer's) |
| 10000 PostScript point | 10037.5 point (printer's) |
| 100000 PostScript point | 100375 point (printer's) |
| 1000000 PostScript point | 1003750 point (printer's) |
How to Convert PostScript point to point (printer's)
1 PostScript point = 1.00375 point (printer's)
1 point (printer's) = 0.99626401 PostScript point
we use cross multiplication method
PostScript point → point (printer's)
1 → 1.00375
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*1.00375=1*x
by simplifying
x=1.505625