# Lengths

The lengths can be given in one of these units: `pp`, `pc`, `in`, `pt`, `cm`, `mm`, `dd`, `cc`.

Unit | Description
--- | ---
pp | Pica Point
pc | pica (12 pp)
in | inch (72.27 pp)
pt | Big point (72 bp = 1 in) PostScript point, DTP-point
cm | Centimeter
mm | Millimeter
dd | Didot point
cc | cicero (12 dd)

## Conversion

Unit | Unit
--- | ---
1 Pica-point | 0,35147 mm
1 Pica-point | 1/72,27 inch
1 Pica-point | 0.013837 inch
1 Pica-point | 0,93457 Didot-point
1 Pica | 4,2176 mm
1 Pica | 1/6 inch
1 Pica | 12 Pica point
1 PostScript Point (Adobe, DTP-point) | 1,00375001 Pica Point = 1pt
1 mm | 0,237 Pica = 2,845 Pica-point

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