TYPE DESIGN INFORMATION PAGE last updated on Mon Apr 15 06:45:11 EDT 2024
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Pitch (in typewriters)
Pitch is the number of characters and spaces in one inch (about 2.54 cm) of running text, that is, characters per inch (abbreviated cpi). The pitch is popular as a measurement of font size of typewriters and printers. The relation between pitch font size and typographic font size (points) is often, but not necessarily, the inverse: a 12-pitch typewriter font is equal in height to 10-point typographic font, while a 10 pitch-typewriter font is equal in height to 12-point typographic font. The most widespread fonts in typewriters are 10 and 12 pitch, called pica and elite, respectively. |
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