Difference between point systems

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Difference between point systems Alex Vakulenko explains the differences in this table: 1 point (Truchet) = 0.188 mm (obsolete today) 1 point (Didot) = 0.3759 mm = 1/72 of a French Royal inch (27.07 mm) = about 1/68 inch 1 point (ATA) = 0.3514598 mm = 0.0138366 inch 1 point (TeX) = 0.3514598035 mm = 1/72.27 inch 1 point (Postscript) = 0.3527777778 mm = 1/72 inch 1 point (l'Imprimerie nationale, IN) = 0.4 mm	EXTERNAL LINKS Difference between point systems MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Type measurements ⦿

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