Use this free online calculator to convert Em to Barleycorn instantly. This all length conversions conversion tool provides accurate results for all your measurement needs.

Quick Reference

1 Em = 0.496179 Barleycorn

1 Barleycorn = 2.0154 Em

Em to Barleycorn Conversion Formula

To convert Em to Barleycorn, multiply by 0.496179.

Barleycorn = Em × 0.496179

Em = Barleycorn × 2.0154

To convert Barleycorn back to Em, divide by 0.496179 (or multiply by 2.0154).

About These Units

About Em

The em is a printers unit of relative distance. One em is the height of the type size (in points) being used. If 12 point type is being set, then one em is 12 points, and so on.

About Barleycorn

The Barleycorn is an old English unit of length. The custom of using seeds as units of length or weight is very common in farming societies. In Anglo-Saxon England, where barley was a basic crop, barleycorns played this traditional role. The weight of a barleycorn, later renamed the grain, is the original basis of all English weight systems including the older troy system and the later avoirdupois system. As a length unit, 3 barleycorns were equal to the Saxon ynce (inch). The English foot was actually defined as 12 of these ynces, that is, as 36 barleycorns.

Em to Barleycorn Conversion Table

Em	Barleycorn	Barleycorn	Em
0.1	0.049618	0.1	0.201540
0.5	0.248089	0.5	1.0077
1	0.496179	1	2.0154
2	0.992357	2	4.0308
5	2.4809	5	10.0770
10	4.9618	10	20.1540
20	9.9236	20	40.3081
25	12.4045	25	50.3851
50	24.8089	50	100.7702
100	49.6179	100	201.5404
250	124.0446	250	503.8509
500	248.0893	500	1007.70
1000	496.1785	1000	2015.40

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