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Convert finger (cloth) to point
Please provide values below to Convert finger (cloth) to point, 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 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.
finger (cloth) to point Conversion Table
| finger (cloth) | point |
|---|---|
| 0.01 finger (cloth) | 3.24 point |
| 0.1 finger (cloth) | 32.4 point |
| 1 finger (cloth) | 324 point |
| 2 finger (cloth) | 648 point |
| 3 finger (cloth) | 972 point |
| 5 finger (cloth) | 1620 point |
| 10 finger (cloth) | 3240 point |
| 20 finger (cloth) | 6480 point |
| 50 finger (cloth) | 16200 point |
| 100 finger (cloth) | 32400 point |
| 1000 finger (cloth) | 324000 point |
How to Convert finger (cloth) to point
1 finger (cloth) = 324 point
1 point = 0.0030864197530864 finger (cloth)
Example: convert 15 finger (cloth) to point:
15 × 324 = 4860 point