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Convert nail (cloth) to pica
Please provide values below to Convert nail (cloth) to pica, or vice versa.
What is a Nail Measurement?
A nail was 2.25 inches (5.715 cm) or 1/16th of a yard. Tudor-era clothing patterns specified dimensions in nails, with 4 nails making 1 quarter-yard. The term survives in 'eleven-nail' boots indicating sole length.
What is a Pica?
A pica equals 12 points (∼4.233 mm) in printing. Named after the piebald magpie's irregular markings, it comes in PostScript (1/6 inch) and traditional (1/72.27 foot) versions. Still used in graphic design software for layout measurements.
nail (cloth) to pica Conversion Table
| nail (cloth) | pica |
|---|---|
| 0.01 nail (cloth) | 0.135 pica |
| 0.1 nail (cloth) | 1.35 pica |
| 1 nail (cloth) | 13.5 pica |
| 2 nail (cloth) | 27 pica |
| 3 nail (cloth) | 40.5 pica |
| 5 nail (cloth) | 67.5 pica |
| 10 nail (cloth) | 135 pica |
| 20 nail (cloth) | 270 pica |
| 50 nail (cloth) | 675 pica |
| 100 nail (cloth) | 1350 pica |
| 1000 nail (cloth) | 13500 pica |
How to Convert nail (cloth) to pica
1 nail (cloth) = 13.5 pica
1 pica = 0.074074074074073 nail (cloth)
Example: convert 15 nail (cloth) to pica:
15 × 13.5 = 202.5 pica