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... Character (X) = ... Twip

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Character (X) to Twip Converter

Use this page to convert character (x) values into twip, with background details, formulas, a worked example, and a quick conversion table.

Conversion formula

1 char (X) = 120 twip

1 twip = 0.00833333333333333 char (X)

Example: 1440 char (X) = 172,800 twip

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Character (X)

Character (X) represents a horizontal character-size reference in typography conversion.

History: Character (X) appears in typography, publishing, display layout, or document measurement systems.

Current use: Character (X) is used for comparing text, page, display, and layout measurements.

Also written as char (X).

Twip

A twip (twentieth of a point) is a typographic measurement, defined as 1/1440 of an inch.

History: Twips became common in software layout systems that needed integer-friendly point subdivisions.

Current use: Visual Basic and other Microsoft development environments.

Also written as twip, twips.

Character (X) to Twip table

Character (X) [char (X)]Twip [twip]
0.01 char (X)1.2 twip
0.1 char (X)12 twip
1 char (X)120 twip
2 char (X)240 twip
5 char (X)600 twip
10 char (X)1,200 twip
20 char (X)2,400 twip
50 char (X)6,000 twip
100 char (X)12,000 twip