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

Quick Reference

1 Barleycorn = 2.0154 Em

1 Em = 0.496179 Barleycorn

Barleycorn to Em Conversion Formula

To convert Barleycorn to Em, multiply by 2.0154.

Em = Barleycorn × 2.0154

Barleycorn = Em × 0.496179

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

About These Units

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.

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.

Barleycorn to Em Conversion Table

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

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