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If is px = pixel, em = pixel/16, then what is pt?

I see pt in a lot of code, what is it?

4th Jan 2021, 12:23 PM
Precious Nwaoha
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17 Answers
4th Jan 2021, 12:26 PM
Simba
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"pt" is "point" unit: not the dot or pixel point, but the font size unit... Anyway, "em" is NOT equal to an absolute value (pixel/n) but is a unit relative to the current (related to context) target element font size: rouglhy, 1 em almost equals the current font width of "m" and/or line height requirement (few more than height of characters ^^)
4th Jan 2021, 12:39 PM
visph
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Precious Nwaoha it is point, my friend)
5th Jan 2021, 11:25 AM
Shakhboz Razzokov
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1em = 16px if you don't change it relation on any parent element Better rem unit that only depends on root element HTML
5th Jan 2021, 1:43 PM
David Ordás
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Thanks visph, u should write a book
4th Jan 2021, 12:43 PM
Precious Nwaoha
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"pt” is point, a measurement from printing. 12 points to a pica. Printed fonts came in standard sizes. 10 pt was roughly a standard text size for reading, 48 pt would be a headline.
5th Jan 2021, 5:10 PM
crose
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pt means points. It is one of the measurement scales just like px, %, cm, etc.
6th Jan 2021, 8:00 AM
John Emeka Eze
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Thanks, just exactly what I needed
4th Jan 2021, 12:27 PM
Precious Nwaoha
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Hercegovina ngd
4th Jan 2021, 10:48 PM
محمد ال سعد
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Pt denotes Point
5th Jan 2021, 5:11 AM
Kabirà
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PT is point. That is the font size unit.
5th Jan 2021, 9:25 AM
Caleb Al-krumeh
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Pt is short form of point
5th Jan 2021, 11:54 AM
KARTHIC KUMAR P
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see this page for more information https://www.w3schools.com/css/css_units.asp em=px/16 if you don't chnge font-size of parent. but always rem=px/16 px in mm pc are absolute units recommended for print. em rem % vw vh and etc are relative units; recommended for screen. vh and vw are 1% of width and height of viewport. Pixels (px) are relative to the viewing device. For low-dpi devices, 1px is one device pixel (dot) of the display. For printers and high resolution screens 1px implies multiple device pixels.
5th Jan 2021, 11:57 AM
Mehran
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Point
6th Jan 2021, 7:10 AM
Akash Londhe
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It's Point .
6th Jan 2021, 7:22 AM
Samira
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pt is point
6th Jan 2021, 2:16 AM
LIton Das
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Hello
5th Jan 2021, 12:04 PM
Oybek G'ulomov