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

What is Point Printer (pt)

Point Printer (pt) is a unit of measure commonly used in typography to determine font size and spacing. 1 Point Printer is equivalent to 0.9961104 Point Postscript.

What is Point Postscript (pt)

Point Postscript (pt) is another unit of measure in typography, slightly larger than Point Printer. 1 Point Postscript equals 1.003905 Point Printer.

Conversion Formulas

The default conversion formulas between Point Printer and Point Postscript are:

• 1 (pt) = 0.9961104 (pt)
• 1 (pt) = 1.003905 (pt)

Other conversions include:

• 12 (pt) = 11.95333 (pt) and 12 (pt) = 12.04686 (pt)
• 3 (pt) = 2.988331 (pt) and 3 (pt) = 3.011714 (pt)
• 9 (pt) = 8.964994 (pt) and 9 (pt) = 9.035143 (pt)

Examples

1. Convert 15 Point Printer (pt) to Point Postscript (pt):

15pt×1.003905=15.058575pt

2. Convert 7 Point Postscript (pt) to Point Printer (pt):

7pt×0.9961104=6.9737728pt

These examples demonstrate the conversion between the two units commonly used in typography.

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