Unit Converter / Points to Pixels
Points to Pixels Converter
1 point = 1.3333 pixels at 96 DPI, the CSS reference resolution. To convert, multiplypoints by 1.3333: pt × 1.3333 = px. Change the DPI below for print and image work, where a pixel is whatever the output resolution says it is.
Points to Pixels table
Standard values at 96 DPI.
| Points (pt) | Pixels (px) |
|---|---|
| 6 | 8 |
| 8 | 10.6667 |
| 9 | 12 |
| 10 | 13.3333 |
| 11 | 14.6667 |
| 12 | 16 |
| 14 | 18.6667 |
| 16 | 21.3333 |
| 18 | 24 |
| 24 | 32 |
| 36 | 48 |
| 72 | 96 |
How the conversion works
The type unit: font sizes are measured in points, exactly 72 to the inch since the PostScript definition (the older metal-type point was slightly smaller). The screen unit. CSS defines the reference pixel so that 96 px make one inch at arm's-length viewing distance. The CSS specification anchors the whole system to the inch: at the reference resolution of 96 DPI, one inch is exactly 96 pixels, one point is 96/72 pixels, and the metric units follow from the inch being exactly 25.4 millimeters. Converting points to pixels therefore goes through that anchor: points to pixels, then pixels to pixels. For example,12 pt = 16 px.
The DPI setting matters only when pixels meet the physical world. On screen, CSS pixels are defined by the 96 DPI reference and the conversion above is exact. In a 300 DPI print file or image, an inch holds 300 pixels instead, so the same measurement converts differently; set the resolution to match the file you are working with.