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Twip to Pica (Printer's) Converter

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

Conversion formula

1 twip = 0.00418229166666667 pica (US)

1 pica (US) = 239.103362391034 twip

Example: 1440 twip = 6.0225 pica (US)

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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)

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 to Pica (Printer's) table

Twip [twip]Pica (Printer's) [pica (US)]
0.01 twip0.0000418229166666667 pica (US)
0.1 twip0.000418229166666667 pica (US)
1 twip0.00418229166666667 pica (US)
2 twip0.00836458333333333 pica (US)
5 twip0.0209114583333333 pica (US)
10 twip0.0418229166666667 pica (US)
20 twip0.0836458333333333 pica (US)
50 twip0.209114583333333 pica (US)
100 twip0.418229166666667 pica (US)

Frequently asked questions

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

    One Twip equals 0.00418229166666667 Pica (Printer's).

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

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

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

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

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

    1440 Twip equals 6.0225 Pica (Printer's).