What is 200cm in Points?

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What is 200 Centimeters (200cm) in Points (pt)?

What is 200cm in pt? Convert 200 Centimeters (200cm) to Points (pt) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Centimeters to Points

Formula
pt = cm x 28.45
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Points, multiply the number of Centimeters by 28.5
Centimeters (cm) in 1 Point
There are 0.04 Centimeters in 1 Point
Points (pt) in 1 Centimetre
There are 28.45 Points in 1 Centimetre

Unit Information

Centimetre
/ˈsɛntɪmiːtə/
Symbol: cm
Unit System: SI

What is the Centimetre?

The centimetre is a unit of length and is a multiple of the metre; an SI derived unit. It has the symbol cm.

A centimetre is equal to 0.01m. It is also ≈ 0.3937in.

Centimetres are used in maps to scale up conversions to real world measurements.

Point
/pɔɪnt/
Symbol: pt
Unit System: Typography

What is the Point?

The point is a unit of length in the field of typography and uses the symbol pt.

It is the smallest unit in the world of typography. There are 12 points in a pica.

In physical printing methods / press systems, the point size is the height of the metal press body on which the font's letters are made. When applied to the digital type space, letters are designed around a theoretical size, an em square which is scaled to the relative point size (when specified of course!).


Conversion Tables for Centimeters (cm) to Points (pt)