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Convert twip to span (cloth)
Please provide values below to Convert twip to span (cloth), or vice versa.
What is a Twip?
A twip (twentieth of a point) equals 1/1440 inch (17.64 μm). Used in digital graphics and Microsoft Word for precise positioning. The name comes from 'TWentieth of an Imperial Point'.
What is a Cloth Span?
A span represented 9 inches (22.86 cm), the distance between thumb and little finger when spread. Medieval cloth merchants used this measurement, with 2 spans making 1 cubit. The term survives in 'spanner' tools adjusting span-width nuts.
twip to span (cloth) Conversion Table
| twip | span (cloth) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 twip | 7.71604938272e-7 span (cloth) |
| 0.1 twip | 7.71604938272e-6 span (cloth) |
| 1 twip | 7.71604938272e-5 span (cloth) |
| 2 twip | 0.000154320987654 span (cloth) |
| 3 twip | 0.000231481481481 span (cloth) |
| 5 twip | 0.000385802469136 span (cloth) |
| 10 twip | 0.000771604938272 span (cloth) |
| 20 twip | 0.00154320987654 span (cloth) |
| 50 twip | 0.00385802469136 span (cloth) |
| 100 twip | 0.00771604938272 span (cloth) |
| 1000 twip | 0.0771604938272 span (cloth) |
How to Convert twip to span (cloth)
1 twip = 7.7160493827161E-5 span (cloth)
1 span (cloth) = 12960 twip
Example: convert 15 twip to span (cloth):
15 × 7.7160493827161E-5 = 0.0011574074074074 span (cloth)