Conversion category

Typography converters

Typographic units measure printed or displayed lengths such as points and picas.

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centimeter (cm)
character (X)
character (Y)
en
inch (in)
meter (m)
millimeter (mm)
pica (computer)
pica (printer's)
pixel (X)
pixel (Y)
point (computer)
point (printer's)
PostScript point
twip

Typography converters

Typographic units measure printed or displayed lengths such as points and picas. This CalculatorHQ catalog contains 15 canonical units and 210 directional conversion routes in this category. Most typography conversions are linear. CalculatorHQ converts each unit through en and derives the target value from the two canonical scale factors. Unit names that include regional, historical, dry, liquid, survey, or standard-condition qualifiers are treated as distinct definitions.