PostScript point to millimeter
Please provide values below to convert PostScript point to millimeter [mm], or change ↔.
PostScript point
Definition: The PostScript point is a unit of measure in digital typography, defined as 1/72 of an inch, used to describe font size and line spacing.
Historyandorigin: Developed by Adobe Systems in the 1980s, the PostScript point is a standard unit for defining text size in the PostScript page description language.
CurrentUse: It remains the standard for digital and print typography, commonly used in professional typesetting and digital design software.
funfact: One PostScript point equals 1.3 pixels on a 96 DPI display.
millimeter [mm]
Definition: The millimeter (mm) is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousandth of a meter (1 mm = 0.001 m).
Historyandorigin: The millimeter, part of the metric system established in the 18th century, has been used for precise measurements in fields like engineering and science.
CurrentUse: Millimeters are commonly used to measure very small distances, such as in engineering, architecture, and medical fields.
funfact: Millimeters are often used in technical measurements and can represent the thickness of objects like paper or the diameter of small components.
PostScript point to millimeter [mm] Conversion Table
1 PostScript point | 0.3527777778 millimeter [mm] |
2 PostScript point | 0.7055555556 millimeter [mm] |
3 PostScript point | 1.0583333333 millimeter [mm] |
5 PostScript point | 1.7638888889 millimeter [mm] |
10 PostScript point | 3.5277777778 millimeter [mm] |
50 PostScript point | 17.638888889 millimeter [mm] |
100 PostScript point | 35.277777778 millimeter [mm] |
1000 PostScript point | 352.77777778 millimeter [mm] |
10000 PostScript point | 3527.7777778 millimeter [mm] |
100000 PostScript point | 35277.777778 millimeter [mm] |
1000000 PostScript point | 352777.77778 millimeter [mm] |
How to Convert PostScript point to millimeter
1 PostScript point = 0.3527777778 millimeter [mm]
1 millimeter [mm] = 2.8346456693 PostScript point
we use cross multiplication method
PostScript point → millimeter [mm]
1 → 0.3527777778
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*0.3527777778=1*x
by simplifying
x=0.5291666667