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Pica (Printer's) to Twip Converter

Use this page to convert pica (printer's) values into twip, with background details, formulas, a worked example, and a quick conversion table.

Conversion formula

1 pica (US) = 239.103362391034 twip

1 twip = 0.00418229166666667 pica (US)

Example: 1440 pica (US) = 344,308.841843088 twip

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Pica (Printer's)

Approximately 0.166 inches (4.22 mm).

History: Printer's picas come from traditional type measurement before digital publishing.

Current use: Historical typography.

Also written as pica (US), printer pica, printer picas.

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.

Pica (Printer's) to Twip table

Pica (Printer's) [pica (US)]Twip [twip]
0.01 pica (US)2.39103362391034 twip
0.1 pica (US)23.9103362391034 twip
1 pica (US)239.103362391034 twip
2 pica (US)478.206724782067 twip
5 pica (US)1,195.51681195517 twip
10 pica (US)2,391.03362391034 twip
20 pica (US)4,782.06724782067 twip
50 pica (US)11,955.1681195517 twip
100 pica (US)23,910.3362391034 twip

Frequently asked questions

  • How many Twip (twip) are in one Pica (Printer's) (pica (US))?

    One Pica (Printer's) equals 239.103362391034 Twip.

  • How do you convert Pica (Printer's) to Twip?

    Multiply the Pica (Printer's) value by 239.103362391034 to get the result in Twip.

  • How do you convert Twip back to Pica (Printer's)?

    Multiply the Twip value by 0.00418229166666667 to get back to Pica (Printer's).

  • What is 1440 Pica (Printer's) in Twip?

    1440 Pica (Printer's) equals 344,308.841843088 Twip.