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Convert finger (cloth) to pica
Please provide values below to Convert finger (cloth) to pica, or vice versa.
What is a Finger Cloth Unit?
The finger cloth measured 4.5 inches (11.43 cm), literally based on the width of a man's finger. Used in textile trades, 4 fingers equaled 1 span. This unit appears in Shakespearean plays referencing fabric measurements.
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.
finger (cloth) to pica Conversion Table
| finger (cloth) | pica |
|---|---|
| 0.01 finger (cloth) | 0.27 pica |
| 0.1 finger (cloth) | 2.7 pica |
| 1 finger (cloth) | 27 pica |
| 2 finger (cloth) | 54 pica |
| 3 finger (cloth) | 81 pica |
| 5 finger (cloth) | 135 pica |
| 10 finger (cloth) | 270 pica |
| 20 finger (cloth) | 540 pica |
| 50 finger (cloth) | 1350 pica |
| 100 finger (cloth) | 2700 pica |
| 1000 finger (cloth) | 27000 pica |
How to Convert finger (cloth) to pica
1 finger (cloth) = 27 pica
1 pica = 0.037037037037037 finger (cloth)
Example: convert 15 finger (cloth) to pica:
15 × 27 = 405 pica