Character X (X) to Pica Printer (pi) converter

Converting from Character X (X) to Pica Printer (pi) | Typography

What is Character X (X)

  • Character X (X) is a typographic unit used in typesetting to measure the width of characters in a font. It is commonly used in graphic design and desktop publishing to ensure consistency in text layout.

What is Pica Printer (pi)

  • Pica Printer (pi) is another typographic unit that is used to measure the size of type in a font. It is equal to 12 points or 1/6 of an inch and is often used in printing and typesetting.

Conversion Formulas

  • Default Conversions:

    • 1 (X) = 0.5019524 (pi)
    • 1 (pi) = 1.992221 (X)
  • Other Conversions:

    • 4 (X) = 2.00781 (pi)
    • 4 (pi) = 7.968883 (X)
    • 7 (X) = 3.513667 (pi)
    • 7 (pi) = 13.94555 (X)
    • 16 (X) = 8.031238 (pi)
    • 16 (pi) = 31.87553 (X)

Examples

4(X)=2.00781(pi)

16(pi)=31.87553(X)

Use this page to perform converting from Character X (X) to Pica Printer (pi) for your typography needs.

Character X to Pica Printer conversion table

X to pi conversion table

Character X (X)Pica Printer (pi)
0.01 X0.005019524 pi
0.1 X0.05019524 pi
1 X0.5019524 pi
2 X1.003905 pi
3 X1.505857 pi
4 X2.00781 pi
5 X2.509762 pi
6 X3.011714 pi
7 X3.513667 pi
8 X4.015619 pi
9 X4.517571 pi
10 X5.019524 pi
10 X5.019524 pi
20 X10.03905 pi
30 X15.05857 pi
40 X20.0781 pi
50 X25.09762 pi
60 X30.11714 pi
70 X35.13667 pi
80 X40.15619 pi
90 X45.17571 pi
100 X50.19524 pi
1 000 X501.9524 pi
2 000 X1 003.905 pi
3 000 X1 505.857 pi
4 000 X2 007.81 pi
5 000 X2 509.762 pi
6 000 X3 011.714 pi
7 000 X3 513.667 pi
8 000 X4 015.619 pi
9 000 X4 517.571 pi
10 000 X5 019.524 pi