Typography Unit Converter: quick start guide
Everything you need for a first successful run: what to paste in, which option actually matters, and how to read the result.
How to use
- Open the tool and paste your input into the left pane.
- Set only the options your task actually needs — the defaults are correct for most inputs.
- Read the result in the right pane; it updates as you type.
- Use Copy to take the result, or Download to save it as a file.
Examples
16px is the browser default root font size; at 96 dpi it equals 12pt.
Input
16
Output — Results
16 px = 12 pt All typography / css length units (base px): px 16 pt 12 pc 1 mm 4.23333333333 cm 0.423333333333 in 0.166666666667 Q 16.9333333333 didot 15.009380863 cicero 1.25078173859
Run
Description
Convert CSS px, pt, pc, mm, cm, in, Q and didot/cicero at the standard 96 dpi reference.
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