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Typography Converter- twip To pica (printer's)

Convert twip to pica (printer's) quickly and accurately with our convenient online Typography Converter tools

Please provide values below to convert twip To pica (printer's), or vice versa.
twip
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pica (printer's)
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pica (printer's)

Definition:

A pica is a unit of measurement in typography, equal to 1/6 of an inch or 12 points.

History/Origin:

The pica was first used in the 18th century as a standard unit of measure in printing.

Current use:

The pica is still used in typography and desktop publishing to specify font sizes and line spacing.

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