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Convert point to chain [ch]
Please provide values below to Convert point to chain [ch], or vice versa.
What is a Point?
The point is the smallest typographic unit (∼0.353 mm). The PostScript point standardized it as exactly 1/72 inch (0.3528 mm). Font sizes are measured in points - 12pt text has capital letters about 4.2 mm tall.
What is a Chain?
The chain (22 yards or 20.1168 m) was crucial in land surveying. Invented by Edmund Gunter in 1620, 10 square chains equal 1 acre. Modern surveyors still use 'chain' terminology.
point to chain [ch] Conversion Table
| point | chain [ch] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 point | 1.75364758698e-7 chain [ch] |
| 0.1 point | 1.75364758698e-6 chain [ch] |
| 1 point | 1.75364758698e-5 chain [ch] |
| 2 point | 3.50729517396e-5 chain [ch] |
| 3 point | 5.26094276094e-5 chain [ch] |
| 5 point | 8.7682379349e-5 chain [ch] |
| 10 point | 0.000175364758698 chain [ch] |
| 20 point | 0.000350729517396 chain [ch] |
| 50 point | 0.00087682379349 chain [ch] |
| 100 point | 0.00175364758698 chain [ch] |
| 1000 point | 0.0175364758698 chain [ch] |
How to Convert point to chain [ch]
1 point = 1.7536475869809E-5 chain [ch]
1 chain [ch] = 57024 point
Example: convert 15 point to chain [ch]:
15 × 1.7536475869809E-5 = 0.00026304713804714 chain [ch]