How many Inches are there in a Pica?

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How many Inches are there in a Pica?

What is 1pc in in? Convert 1 Pica (1pc) to Inches (in) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Picas to Inches

Formula
in = pc / 6.02
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Inches, divide the number of Picas by 6.0
Picas (pc) in 1 Inch
There are 6.02 Picas in 1 Inch
Inches (in) in 1 Pica
There are 0.17 Inches in 1 Pica

Unit Information

Pica
/ˈpʌɪkə/
Symbol: pc
Unit System: Typography

What is the Pica?

The pica is a unit of length in the field of typography and uses the symbol pc.

There are 12 points in 1 pica. 1 pica represents approximately 1/6 of an inch.

Picas are expressed using numbers and a lower case p on software such as Adobe InDesign - for example 8p6 which would represent 8 picas and 6 points (or 8.5 picas).

The Pica is very useful in measuring and calculating the space needed to print letters and words on paper - for example when laying out books or magazine articles; the font lengths are quanitified by the number of characters per pica (cpp).

Inch
/ɪn(t)ʃ/
Symbol: in
Unit System: Imperial

What is the Inch?

The inch is a unit of length in the imperial unit system with the symbol in.

There are 12 inches in a foot and 3 feet in a yard. Therefore there are 36 inches in a yard. There are exactly 2.54 centimetres in an inch.

Borrowed from the Latin 'uncia' - the English word 'inch', the origination of the word came from the Old English word for 'ounce' which was related to the Roman phrase for "one twelfth".

The inch is still a commonly used unit in the UK, USA and Canada - and is also still used in the production of electronic equipment, still very evident in the measuring of monitor and screen sizing.


Conversion Tables for Picas (pc) to Inches (in)