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Font Size Converter
pt · px · em · rem · % · pc · in · cm · mm — convert between typography units
Converted Font Size
16.00 px
12 pt = 16 px (at 96 DPI)
📐 Reference (96 DPI)
1 pt = 1.333 px = 0.75 em
📊 Common Font Size Conversions (96 DPI)
8 pt = 10.67 px = 0.67 em
9 pt = 12 px = 0.75 em
10 pt = 13.33 px = 0.83 em
11 pt = 14.67 px = 0.92 em
12 pt = 16 px = 1 em
14 pt = 18.67 px = 1.17 em
16 pt = 21.33 px = 1.33 em
18 pt = 24 px = 1.5 em
24 pt = 32 px = 2 em
36 pt = 48 px = 3 em
📚 Typography Units Explained
pt (Point) — Print standard (1 pt = 1/72 inch)
px (Pixel) — Screen standard (96 DPI baseline)
em — Relative to parent element's font size
rem — Relative to root (html) element's font size
% — Percentage of parent element's font size
pc (Pica) — Print standard (1 pc = 12 pt)
💡 Design Tips
📱 Use px for screen design (exact pixel control)
🌐 Use rem for accessibility (respects user settings)
🖨️ Use pt for print design (physical size matters)
📐 1em = current font size, 1rem = root font size (usually 16px)
🔤 9 font units
📐 pt ↔ px ↔ em ↔ rem
🖨️ Print & screen
📊 Common reference table