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

Quick Reference

1 Twip = 1.166e-4 Shaftment

1 Shaftment = 8574.18 Twip

Twip to Shaftment Conversion Formula

To convert Twip to Shaftment, multiply by 1.166e-4.

Shaftment = Twip × 1.166e-4

Twip = Shaftment × 8574.18

To convert Shaftment back to Twip, divide by 1.166e-4 (or multiply by 8574.18).

About These Units

About Twip

A twip (which stands for Twentieth of a Point) is a typographical measurement. It is also used as the default measurement in Visual Basic. A twip is 1/1440 of an inch when derived from the PostScript point at 72 to the inch, as opposed to the printers point at 72.27 to the inch.

About Shaftment

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).

Twip to Shaftment Conversion Table

Twip	Shaftment	Shaftment	Twip
0.1	1.166e-5	0.1	857.4182
0.5	5.831e-5	0.5	4287.09
1	1.166e-4	1	8574.18
2	2.333e-4	2	17148.36
5	5.831e-4	5	42870.91
10	1.166e-3	10	85741.82
20	2.333e-3	20	171483.64
25	2.916e-3	25	214354.56
50	5.831e-3	50	428709.11
100	0.011663	100	857418.22
250	0.029157	250	2143545.55
500	0.058315	500	4287091.10
1000	0.116629	1000	8574182.21

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