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Convert point to nail (cloth)
Please provide values below to Convert point to nail (cloth), 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 Nail Measurement?
A nail was 2.25 inches (5.715 cm) or 1/16th of a yard. Tudor-era clothing patterns specified dimensions in nails, with 4 nails making 1 quarter-yard. The term survives in 'eleven-nail' boots indicating sole length.
point to nail (cloth) Conversion Table
| point | nail (cloth) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 point | 6.17283950617e-5 nail (cloth) |
| 0.1 point | 0.000617283950617 nail (cloth) |
| 1 point | 0.00617283950617 nail (cloth) |
| 2 point | 0.0123456790123 nail (cloth) |
| 3 point | 0.0185185185185 nail (cloth) |
| 5 point | 0.0308641975309 nail (cloth) |
| 10 point | 0.0617283950617 nail (cloth) |
| 20 point | 0.123456790123 nail (cloth) |
| 50 point | 0.308641975309 nail (cloth) |
| 100 point | 0.617283950617 nail (cloth) |
| 1000 point | 6.17283950617 nail (cloth) |
How to Convert point to nail (cloth)
1 point = 0.0061728395061729 nail (cloth)
1 nail (cloth) = 162 point
Example: convert 15 point to nail (cloth):
15 × 0.0061728395061729 = 0.092592592592593 nail (cloth)