What is 520pc in Ells?

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What is 520 Picas (520pc) in Ells (ell)?

What is 520pc in ell? Convert 520 Picas (520pc) to Ells (ell) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Picas to Ells

Formula
ell = pc / 271.01
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Ells, divide the number of Picas by 271.0
Picas (pc) in 1 Ell
There are 271.01 Picas in 1 Ell
Ells (ell) in 1 Pica
There are 0 Ells 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).

Ell
/ɛl/
Symbol: ell
Unit System: Historic English

What is the Ell?

The ell is a unit of length and originates from historic England and uses the symbol ell.

The ell usually measured 45in or 1.143m but was origally a "cubit" - which was the length from your elbow to the tip of your fingers and literally translated from the word "arm". It was mostly used in the tailoring world when buying and selling textiles.

Although now obsolete, the word "ell" still survives in the English word "elbow".


Conversion Tables for Picas (pc) to Ells (ell)