Converting from Pica Postscript (pi) to Cicero (⒞) in Typography

What is Pica Postscript (pi)

Pica Postscript (pi) is a unit of measurement commonly used in typography to determine font size and line spacing. It is equivalent to 0.9383889 Cicero (⒞).

What is Cicero (⒞)

Cicero (⒞) is another unit of measurement in typography, slightly larger than Pica Postscript (pi). One Cicero is equal to 1.065656 Pica Postscript (pi).

Conversion Formulas

The default conversion formulas between Pica Postscript (pi) and Cicero (⒞) are as follows:

• 1 (pi) = 0.9383889 (⒞)
• 1 (⒞) = 1.065656 (pi)

For other conversions, you can use the following examples:

• 7 (pi) = 6.568722 (⒞)
• 7 (⒞) = 7.459594 (pi)
• 17 (pi) = 15.95261 (⒞)
• 17 (⒞) = 18.11616 (pi)
• 9 (pi) = 8.4455 (⒞)
• 9 (⒞) = 9.590906 (pi)

Examples

• To convert 12 Pica Postscript (pi) to Cicero (⒞):

  • Convert to ⒞: 12×0.9383889=11.2607

• To convert 5 Cicero (⒞) to Pica Postscript (pi):

  • Convert to pi: 5×1.065656=5.32828

Use this page as a reference for converting between Pica Postscript (pi) and Cicero (⒞) in typography.