In typography, the point is the smallest unit of measure. It is used for measuring font size, leading, and other items on a printed page. The size of the point has varied throughout the history of printing. Since the ..more definition+
A span is the distance measured by a human hand, from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger. In ancient times, a span was considered to be half a cubit. Sometimes the distinction is made between the gre ..more definition+
In relation to the base unit of [length] => (meters), 1 Points (pt) is equal to 0.000352778 meters, while 1 Spans (span) = 0.2286 meters.| 1 Points | to common length units |
|---|---|
| 1 pt | = 0.000352778 meters (m) |
| 1 pt | = 3.52778E-7 kilometers (km) |
| 1 pt | = 0.0352778 centimeters (cm) |
| 1 pt | = 0.0011574081364829 feet (ft) |
| 1 pt | = 0.013888897637795 inches (in) |
| 1 pt | = 0.00038580271216098 yards (yd) |
| 1 pt | = 2.192060864551E-7 miles (mi) |
| 1 pt | = 3.7287601733432E-20 light years (ly) |
| 1 pt | = 1.3333343412075 pixels (PX) |
| 1 pt | = 2.2048625E+31 planck length (pl) |
| Points | to Spans (table conversion) |
|---|---|
| 1 pt | = 0.0015432108486439 span |
| 2 pt | = 0.0030864216972878 span |
| 3 pt | = 0.0046296325459318 span |
| 4 pt | = 0.0061728433945757 span |
| 5 pt | = 0.0077160542432196 span |
| 6 pt | = 0.0092592650918635 span |
| 7 pt | = 0.010802475940507 span |
| 8 pt | = 0.012345686789151 span |
| 9 pt | = 0.013888897637795 span |
| 10 pt | = 0.015432108486439 span |
| 20 pt | = 0.030864216972878 span |
| 30 pt | = 0.046296325459318 span |
| 40 pt | = 0.061728433945757 span |
| 50 pt | = 0.077160542432196 span |
| 60 pt | = 0.092592650918635 span |
| 70 pt | = 0.10802475940507 span |
| 80 pt | = 0.12345686789151 span |
| 90 pt | = 0.13888897637795 span |
| 100 pt | = 0.15432108486439 span |
| 200 pt | = 0.30864216972878 span |
| 300 pt | = 0.46296325459318 span |
| 400 pt | = 0.61728433945757 span |
| 500 pt | = 0.77160542432196 span |
| 600 pt | = 0.92592650918635 span |
| 700 pt | = 1.0802475940507 span |
| 800 pt | = 1.2345686789151 span |
| 900 pt | = 1.3888897637795 span |
| 1000 pt | = 1.5432108486439 span |
| 2000 pt | = 3.0864216972878 span |
| 4000 pt | = 6.1728433945757 span |
| 5000 pt | = 7.7160542432196 span |
| 7500 pt | = 11.574081364829 span |
| 10000 pt | = 15.432108486439 span |
| 25000 pt | = 38.580271216098 span |
| 50000 pt | = 77.160542432196 span |
| 100000 pt | = 154.32108486439 span |
| 1000000 pt | = 1543.2108486439 span |
| 1000000000 pt | = 1543210.8486439 span |