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Typography Converter- twip To character (Y)

Convert twip to character (Y) quickly and accurately with our convenient online Typography Converter tools

Please provide values below to convert twip To character (Y), or vice versa.
twip
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character (Y)
Result:

character (Y)

Definition:

A unit of measurement used in typography that refers to the height of a character in a given font and point size. It is typically used to determine the line spacing in printed material.

History/origin:

The character (Y) unit has been used in typography since the 19th century. It was originally defined as the height of the capital letter "H" in a given font and point size.

Current use:

The character (Y) unit is still used in typography and desktop publishing software to determine the line spacing in printed material.

twip



Complete list of Typography Converter units for conversion

  • 1 twip = 1 twip
  • 1 meter [m] = 56692.913385826 twip
  • 1 centimeter [cm] = 566.9291338583 twip
  • 1 millimeter [mm] = 56.6929133858 twip
  • 1 character (X) = 120 twip
  • 1 character (Y) = 240 twip
  • 1 pixel (X) = 15 twip
  • 1 pixel (Y) = 15 twip
  • 1 inch [in] = 1440 twip
  • 1 pica (computer) = 240 twip
  • 1 pica (printer's) = 239.10336 twip
  • 1 PostScript point = 20 twip
  • 1 point (computer) = 20 twip
  • 1 point (printer's) = 19.9252801993 twip
  • 1 en = 9.9626400996 twip