pica (printer's) to twip
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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.
twip
Definition: A twip (thousandth of an inch point) is a unit of length used primarily in printing and digital imaging, equal to 1/1440 of an inch.
Historyandorigin: The twip was introduced in the early days of digital typography and printing systems as a small unit of length for precise adjustments in font sizes and layout.
CurrentUse: It is used in digital typography, particularly in graphic design and page layout software, where precise positioning is needed for elements like text and images.
funfact: The name 'twip' comes from 'twentieth of a point' and is commonly used in desktop publishing software like Microsoft Word and Adobe InDesign.
pica (printer's) to twip Conversion Table
| 1 pica (printer's) | 239.10336 twip |
| 2 pica (printer's) | 478.20672 twip |
| 3 pica (printer's) | 717.31008 twip |
| 5 pica (printer's) | 1195.5168 twip |
| 10 pica (printer's) | 2391.0336 twip |
| 50 pica (printer's) | 11955.168 twip |
| 100 pica (printer's) | 23910.336 twip |
| 1000 pica (printer's) | 239103.36 twip |
| 10000 pica (printer's) | 2391033.6 twip |
| 100000 pica (printer's) | 23910336 twip |
| 1000000 pica (printer's) | 239103360 twip |
How to Convert pica (printer's) to twip
1 pica (printer's) = 239.10336 twip
1 twip = 0.0041822917 pica (printer's)
we use cross multiplication method
pica (printer's) → twip
1 → 239.10336
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*239.10336=1*x
by simplifying
x=358.65504