Typography Converter
Postscript Point To Pica Printer
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Calculations:
Postscript point to Pica printer Conversion Formula:
pica (printer) = PostScript point / 11.9551671667
How to Convert PostScript point to pica (printer)?
To get Pica printer typography, simply divide Postscript point by 11.9551671667. With the help of this typography converter, we can easily convert Postscript point to Pica printer. Here you are provided with the converter, proper definitions,relations in detail along with the online tool to convert PostScript point to pica (printer).
How many Pica printer in one Postscript point?
1 PostScript point is 0.08364584 pica (printer).
PostScript point to pica (printer) converter is the typography converter from one unit to another. It is required to convert the unit of typography from Postscript point to Pica printer, in typography. This is the very basic unit conversion, which you will learn in primary classes. It is one of the most widely used operations in a variety of mathematical applications. In this article, let us discuss how to convert PostScript point to pica (printer), and the usage of a tool that will help to convert one unit from another unit, and the relation between Postscript point and Pica printer with detailed explanation.
Postscript point Definition
A DTP or PostScript point (pt) is the smallest unit of measure in typography. It is a subdivision of the larger pica. The contemporary desktop publishing point was defined as 72 points to the inch (1 point = 1⁄72 inches = 25.4⁄72 mm = 0.3527 mm). There are 12 points to the pica.
Pica printer Definition
A printer’s pica (P) is a typographic unit of measure corresponding to 1/72 of a foot or to 1/6 of an inch. The pica contains 12 point units of measure. Two picas are now used in typography: the French pica of 12 Didot points (also called cicéro), which is 12 × 0.376 = 4.512 mm (0.177 in), and the American pica equal to 0.013837 ft. (1/72.27 ft.) or 0.166044 in or 4.2175 mm.