What is 23pc in Points?

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What is 23 Picas (23pc) in Points (pt)?

What is 23pc in pt? Convert 23 Picas (23pc) 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 Picas to Points

Formula
pt = pc x 12
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Points, multiply the number of Picas by 12.0
Picas (pc) in 1 Point
There are 0.08 Picas in 1 Point
Points (pt) in 1 Pica
There are 12 Points 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).

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 Picas (pc) to Points (pt)