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Point (Printer's) to Twip Converter

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

Conversion formula

1 pt (US) = 19.9252801992528 twip

1 twip = 0.0501875 pt (US)

Example: 1440 pt (US) = 28,692.403486924 twip

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Point (Printer's)

Defined as 0.013837 inches (0.3514598 mm).

History: Printer's points come from traditional metal type and pre-digital printing systems.

Current use: Historical and traditional printing.

Also written as pt (US), printer point, printer points.

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.

Point (Printer's) to Twip table

Point (Printer's) [pt (US)]Twip [twip]
0.01 pt (US)0.199252801992528 twip
0.1 pt (US)1.99252801992528 twip
1 pt (US)19.9252801992528 twip
2 pt (US)39.8505603985056 twip
5 pt (US)99.626400996264 twip
10 pt (US)199.252801992528 twip
20 pt (US)398.505603985056 twip
50 pt (US)996.26400996264 twip
100 pt (US)1,992.52801992528 twip

Frequently asked questions

  • How many Twip (twip) are in one Point (Printer's) (pt (US))?

    One Point (Printer's) equals 19.9252801992528 Twip.

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

    Multiply the Point (Printer's) value by 19.9252801992528 to get the result in Twip.

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

    Multiply the Twip value by 0.0501875 to get back to Point (Printer's).

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

    1440 Point (Printer's) equals 28,692.403486924 Twip.