Pica Printer (pi) to Point Postscript (pt) converter

Converting from Pica Printer (pi) to Point Postscript (pt) | Typography

What is Pica Printer (pi)

Pica Printer (pi) is a unit of measurement in typography. It is commonly used in the printing industry to represent the size of typefaces and line lengths. 1 Pica Printer is equivalent to approximately 11.95333 points.

What is Point Postscript (pt)

Point Postscript (pt) is another unit of measurement in typography, often used in digital printing and typesetting. 1 Point Postscript is equal to 0.08365873 Pica Printer.

Conversion Formulas

To convert from Pica Printer (pi) to Point Postscript (pt):

pt=pi×11.95333

To convert from Point Postscript (pt) to Pica Printer (pi):

pi=pt×0.08365873

Examples

  1. Converting 4 Pica Printer (pi) to Point Postscript (pt):

4×11.95333=47.8133 pt

  1. Converting 15 Point Postscript (pt) to Pica Printer (pi):

15×0.08365873=1.254881 pi

Conclusion

Use this page to perform conversions between Pica Printer (pi) and Point Postscript (pt) easily for your typography projects.

Pica Printer to Point Postscript conversion table

pi to pt conversion table

Pica Printer (pi)Point Postscript (pt)
0.01 pi0.1195333 pt
0.1 pi1.195333 pt
1 pi11.95333 pt
2 pi23.90665 pt
3 pi35.85998 pt
4 pi47.8133 pt
5 pi59.76663 pt
6 pi71.71995 pt
7 pi83.67328 pt
8 pi95.6266 pt
9 pi107.5799 pt
10 pi119.5333 pt
10 pi119.5333 pt
20 pi239.0665 pt
30 pi358.5998 pt
40 pi478.133 pt
50 pi597.6663 pt
60 pi717.1995 pt
70 pi836.7328 pt
80 pi956.266 pt
90 pi1 075.799 pt
100 pi1 195.333 pt
1 000 pi11 953.33 pt
2 000 pi23 906.65 pt
3 000 pi35 859.98 pt
4 000 pi47 813.3 pt
5 000 pi59 766.63 pt
6 000 pi71 719.95 pt
7 000 pi83 673.28 pt
8 000 pi95 626.6 pt
9 000 pi107 579.9 pt
10 000 pi119 533.3 pt