Font-Size em vs px vs pt vs percent

Posted by on December 29, 2011 | 6 comments

So, What’s the Difference?

It’s easy to understand the difference between font-size units when you see them in action. Generally, 1em = 12pt = 16px = 100%.

Points Pixels Ems Percent
6pt 8px 0.5em 50%
7pt 9px 0.55em 55%
7.5pt 10px 0.625em 62.5%
8pt 11px 0.7em 70%
9pt 12px 0.75em 75%
10pt 13px 0.8em 80%
10.5pt 14px 0.875em 87.5%
11pt 15px 0.95em 95%
12pt 16px 1em 100%
13pt 17px 1.05em 105%
13.5pt 18px 1.125em 112.5%
14pt 19px 1.2em 120%
14.5pt 20px 1.25em 125%
15pt 21px 1.3em 130%
16pt 22px 1.4em 140%
17pt 23px 1.45em 145%
18pt 24px 1.5em 150%
20pt 26px 1.6em 160%
22pt 29px 1.8em 180%
24pt 32px 2em 200%
26pt 35px 2.2em 220%
27pt 36px 2.25em 225%
28pt 37px 2.3em 230%
29pt 38px 2.35em 235%
30pt 40px 2.45em 245%
32pt 42px 2.55em 255%
34pt 45px 2.75em 275%
36pt 48px 3em 300%

credit for : reeddesign.co.uk

6 Comments

  1. additional
    font-size:medium = 12px
    small = 10pt, x-small will be roughly 8pt, large will be approximately 14pt, and so on.

    • nais inpoh…

  2. Nice info mas dab…
    Lumayan nambah kamus… :-bd

    • terimakasih telah berkunjung mas bro

  3. Apakah satuan ini berlaku untuk semua font?

    • IMHO :
      Untuk font yang standart digunakan saya rasa satuan ini berlaku, tapi mungkin untuk font jenis lain yang tidak biasa digunakan mungkin struktur besar kecilnya akan berbeda ukuran.

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