Use this free online calculator to convert Didot Point to Shaftment [Ancient] instantly. This all length conversions conversion tool provides accurate results for all your measurement needs.

Quick Reference

1 Didot Point = 2.285e-3 Shaftment [Ancient]

1 Shaftment [Ancient] = 437.6658 Didot Point

Didot Point to Shaftment [Ancient] Conversion Formula

To convert Didot Point to Shaftment [Ancient], multiply by 2.285e-3.

Shaftment [Ancient] = Didot Point × 2.285e-3

Didot Point = Shaftment [Ancient] × 437.6658

To convert Shaftment [Ancient] back to Didot Point, divide by 2.285e-3 (or multiply by 437.6658).

About These Units

About Didot Point

The didot point is a unit of distance used in typography. It was named after the French typographer Firmin Didot (1764-1836).

About Shaftment [Ancient]

A shaftment, when used as a unit of length, is usually six inches or two palms, i.e. 15.24 cm (for the international inch). It is thought to be the distance from the tip of the outstretched thumb to the other side of the palm.In English this unit has mostly fallen out of use, as do others based on the human arm: digit (1/8 shaftment), finger (7/48 shaftment), palm (½ shaftment) hand (2/3 shaftment), span (1½ shaftments), cubit (3 shaftments) and ell (7½ shaftments).

Didot Point to Shaftment [Ancient] Conversion Table

Didot Point	Shaftment [Ancient]	Shaftment [Ancient]	Didot Point
0.1	2.285e-4	0.1	43.7666
0.5	1.142e-3	0.5	218.8329
1	2.285e-3	1	437.6658
2	4.570e-3	2	875.3316
5	0.011424	5	2188.33
10	0.022848	10	4376.66
20	0.045697	20	8753.32
25	0.057121	25	10941.64
50	0.114242	50	21883.29
100	0.228485	100	43766.58
250	0.571212	250	109416.45
500	1.1424	500	218832.89
1000	2.2848	1000	437665.78

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