Convert Point to Em

Unit definitions

Point

The length of a point is equal to $0.013\,837$ inches.

Em

An em is a unit of typography equal to the point size of the font, commonly $12$ points or $\frac{1}{6}$ of an inch.

How to convert Point to Em

$$\text{Length}_{\text{em}} = \frac{\text{Length}_{\text{pt}}}{12}$$

Examples

Example 1

Convert $50.0\ \text{pt}$ to $\text{em}$.

$$\text{Length}_{\text{em}} = \frac{50.0}{12}$$

$$\text{Length}_{\text{em}} = 4.166667$$

$$\therefore \ 50.0\ \text{pt} = 4.166667 \ \text{em}$$

Example 2

Convert $90.0\ \text{pt}$ to $\text{em}$.

$$\text{Length}_{\text{em}} = \frac{90.0}{12}$$

$$\text{Length}_{\text{em}} = 7.5$$

$$\therefore \ 90.0\ \text{pt} = 7.5 \ \text{em}$$

Example 3

Convert $115.0\ \text{pt}$ to $\text{em}$.

$$\text{Length}_{\text{em}} = \frac{115.0}{12}$$

$$\text{Length}_{\text{em}} = 9.583333$$

$$\therefore \ 115.0\ \text{pt} = 9.583333 \ \text{em}$$

Example 4

Convert $135.0\ \text{pt}$ to $\text{em}$.

$$\text{Length}_{\text{em}} = \frac{135.0}{12}$$

$$\text{Length}_{\text{em}} = 11.25$$

$$\therefore \ 135.0\ \text{pt} = 11.25 \ \text{em}$$

Example 5

Convert $175.0\ \text{pt}$ to $\text{em}$.

$$\text{Length}_{\text{em}} = \frac{175.0}{12}$$

$$\text{Length}_{\text{em}} = 14.583333$$

$$\therefore \ 175.0\ \text{pt} = 14.583333 \ \text{em}$$

Point to Em conversion table

Point to Em conversion table
Point [pt] Em [em]
1 0.083333
2 0.166667
3 0.25
4 0.333333
5 0.416667
6 0.5
7 0.583333
8 0.666667
9 0.75
10 0.833333

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