twip to PostScript point
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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.
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.
twip to PostScript point Conversion Table
| 1 twip | 0.05 PostScript point |
| 2 twip | 0.1 PostScript point |
| 3 twip | 0.15 PostScript point |
| 5 twip | 0.25 PostScript point |
| 10 twip | 0.5 PostScript point |
| 50 twip | 2.5 PostScript point |
| 100 twip | 5 PostScript point |
| 1000 twip | 50 PostScript point |
| 10000 twip | 500 PostScript point |
| 100000 twip | 5000 PostScript point |
| 1000000 twip | 50000 PostScript point |
How to Convert twip to PostScript point
1 twip = 0.05 PostScript point
1 PostScript point = 20 twip
we use cross multiplication method
twip → PostScript point
1 → 0.05
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*0.05=1*x
by simplifying
x=0.075