Microsoft KB Archive/28848

Difference Between Pitch and Point

PSS ID Number: Q28848 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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Pitch refers to the number of characters per inch of a fixed-width font. Point is a measurement of type size, which is based upon the width and height of characters in the font. One point is equal to 1/72 of an inch. The general rule is the greater the point size the smaller the pitch size.

The most common point sizes are 12 and 10. In general, 12 point equals ten pitch; 10 point equals 12 pitch. However, some printer manufacturers design fonts so that 12 point equals 12 pitch and 10 point equals 10 pitch.

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