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How can I convert point to pixel ?

Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:07 pm
by Mds
Hi
I wanna convert point to pixel. for example 36pt equals with ...px

Thank you

Re: How can I convert point to pixel ?

Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:55 am
by pickle
I may be way off, but I usually add 2 from pt to px. So 36pt would be 38px. A quick way to tell is to write a page & specify the font size of an element in pt. Install Web Developer, type Ctrl + Shift + F & click on that element. The font size will be displayed in px.

Re: How can I convert point to pixel ?

Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 11:24 am
by onion2k
It depends on the font, operating system, browser, browser text size, and screen resolution. You can't really say "36pt text is 38px tall" because in a lot of circumstances it won't be.

Re: How can I convert point to pixel ?

Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 11:32 am
by pickle
onion2k wrote:It depends on the font, operating system, browser, browser text size, and screen resolution. You can't really say "36pt text is 38px tall" because in a lot of circumstances it won't be.
Ya, I figured it was a rough guess at best.