PX to PT Converter

A pt, short for points, is an absolute length unit commonly used in css but also in print media. This px to pt converter is a useful tool that you can use to conveniently convert px to pt.

PX to PT Conversion Table

PX PT
1px 0.75pt
2px 1.5pt
4px 3pt
8px 6pt
10px 7.5pt
12px 9pt
14px 10.5pt
16px 12pt
18px 13.5pt
20px 15pt
24px 18pt
32px 24pt
64px 48pt
100px 75pt
200px 150pt
250px 187.5pt
300px 225pt
400px 300pt
600px 450pt
800px 600pt
900px 675pt
1024px 768pt
1200px 900pt
1600px 1200pt

How to Convert PX to PT

The World Wide Web Consortion (W3C) provides no direct formula on how to convert px value to equivalent pt value. However, there are given unit equivalents that can be used to obtain this converstion.

These are helpful one's:

1inch = 96px
1inch = 72pt

So given these equivalent values, we can say that:

96px = 72pt

In other words:

1px = 72pt / 96

Given that 1px = 72pt / 96, the formula for converting px to pt is this:

pt = px * ( 72pt / 96 )