What is 53ell in Picas?

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What is 53 Ells (53ell) in Picas (pc)?

What is 53ell in pc? Convert 53 Ells (53ell) to Picas (pc) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Ells to Picas

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

Unit Information

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".

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).


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