pica (printer's) to point (printer's)
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pica (printer's)
Definition: The printer's pica is a unit of length used in printing, equal to 1/6 of an inch, or 4.233 mm, traditionally used to measure type sizes and spacing.
Historyandorigin: This unit has its roots in the printing industry, where it was used to measure the width of typefaces and the space between lines.
CurrentUse: It is still used in some printing environments to measure type and layout, though digital systems have largely adopted other units.
funfact: In printing, a pica is often used to define the size of type and layout for books, magazines, and other printed material.
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.
pica (printer's) to point (printer's) Conversion Table
| 1 pica (printer's) | 11.99999988 point (printer's) |
| 2 pica (printer's) | 23.99999976 point (printer's) |
| 3 pica (printer's) | 35.99999964 point (printer's) |
| 5 pica (printer's) | 59.9999994 point (printer's) |
| 10 pica (printer's) | 119.9999988 point (printer's) |
| 50 pica (printer's) | 599.999994 point (printer's) |
| 100 pica (printer's) | 1199.999988 point (printer's) |
| 1000 pica (printer's) | 11999.99988 point (printer's) |
| 10000 pica (printer's) | 119999.9988 point (printer's) |
| 100000 pica (printer's) | 1199999.988 point (printer's) |
| 1000000 pica (printer's) | 11999999.88 point (printer's) |
How to Convert pica (printer's) to point (printer's)
1 pica (printer's) = 11.99999988 point (printer's)
1 point (printer's) = 0.0833333342 pica (printer's)
we use cross multiplication method
pica (printer's) → point (printer's)
1 → 11.99999988
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*11.99999988=1*x
by simplifying
x=17.99999982