Convert Point [Didot] to Digit - Free Calculator
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How to Convert Point [Didot] to Digit
Use this free online calculator to convert Point [Didot] to Digit instantly. This all length conversions conversion tool provides accurate results for all your measurement needs.
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Point [Didot] to Digit Conversion Formula
To convert Point [Didot] to Digit, multiply by 0.019842.
To convert Digit back to Point [Didot], divide by 0.019842 (or multiply by 50.3979).
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About Point [Didot]
The point is a unit of length used by typographers and printers. When printing was done from hand-set metal type, one point represented the smallest element of type that could be handled, roughly 1/64 inch. Eventually, the point was standardized in Britain and America as exactly 1/72.27 = 0.013 837 inch, which is about 0.35 mm (351.46 micrometers). In continental Europe, typographers traditionally used a slightly larger point of 0.014 83 inch (about 1/72 pouce, 0.377 mm, or roughly 1/67 English inch), called a Didot point after the French typographer Firmin Didot (1764-1836). In the U.S., Adobe software defines the point to be exactly 1/72 inch (0.013 888 9 inch or 0.352 777 8 millimeters), a unit sometimes called the big point (bp). The German standards agency DIN has proposed that all these units be replaced by multiples of 0.25 millimeters (1/101.6 inch).
About Digit
The digit is a historic unit of distance equal to the width of a persons finger. Used in all the ancient civilizations of the Middle East and Mediterranean, the digit was equal to 0.75 inch or 19 millimeters with only the smallest variations. Typically, there were 4 digits in a palm, 16 in a foot, and 24 (sometimes 28) in a cubit. The word digit is from the Latin word for a finger or toe, digitus.
Point [Didot] to Digit Conversion Table
| Point [Didot] | Digit | Digit | Point [Didot] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | 1.984e-3 | 0.1 | 5.0398 |
| 0.5 | 9.921e-3 | 0.5 | 25.1989 |
| 1 | 0.019842 | 1 | 50.3979 |
| 2 | 0.039684 | 2 | 100.7958 |
| 5 | 0.099211 | 5 | 251.9894 |
| 10 | 0.198421 | 10 | 503.9788 |
| 20 | 0.396842 | 20 | 1007.96 |
| 25 | 0.496053 | 25 | 1259.95 |
| 50 | 0.992105 | 50 | 2519.89 |
| 100 | 1.9842 | 100 | 5039.79 |
| 250 | 4.9605 | 250 | 12599.47 |
| 500 | 9.9211 | 500 | 25198.94 |
| 1000 | 19.8421 | 1000 | 50397.88 |
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