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postheadericon Inch to Point

Point terminology is used commonly in printing applications. Inches are used commonly for machine tooling specifications. The table below relates the two systems of measuring character size.

1 point =
1/72 inch =
127/360mm
Inch
mm
Point
1
25.40
72
1/2
12.70
36
3/8
9.53
27
5/16
7.94
22.5
1/4
6.35
18
3/16
4.76
13.5
5/32
3.97
11.25
1/8
3.18
9
3/32
2.38
6.75
1/16
1.59
4.5
1/32
0.79
2.25