Lenghts and units
The lengths can be given in one of these units: pp, pc, in, pt, cm, mm, dd, cc. Without the unit, lengths will be in grid cells.
| Unit |
Description |
| pp |
Pica Point |
| pc |
pica (12 pp) |
| in |
inch (72.27 pp) |
| pt |
Big point (72 bp = 1 in) PostScript point, DTP-point |
| cm |
Centimeter |
| mm |
Millimeter |
| dd |
Didot point |
| cc |
cicero (12 dd) |
Conversion
| Unit |
Unit |
| 1 Pica-point |
0,35147 mm |
| 1 Pica-point |
1/72,27 inch |
| 1 Pica-point |
0.013837 inch |
| 1 Pica-point |
0,93457 Didot-point |
| 1 Pica |
4,2176 mm |
| 1 Pica |
1/6 inch |
| 1 Pica |
12 Pica point |
| 1 PostScript Point (Adobe, DTP-point) |
1,00375001 Pica Point = 1pt |
| 1 mm |
0,237 Pica = 2,845 Pica-point |
