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American and English type measurement

1 line = 1 pica = 0.1656"

1 pica = 12 points

• 2 lines = 0.3312
• 3 lines = 0.4968
• 4 lines = 0.6624
• 5 lines = 0.828
• 6 lines = 0.9936
• 8 lines = 1.3248
• 10 lines = 1.656
• 12 lines = 1.9872
• 15 lines = 2.484

1 point = .0138"

European type measurement

1 point didot = 0.014" = 0.376mm

1 cicero = 0.168" = 4.512mm

• 8 Cicero = 1.344" = 36.096mm
• 10 Cicero 1.68" = 45.12mm

The type-height was quite different in different countries, the Monotype Corporation Limited in London UK produced moulds in various heights:
0.918 inches : United Kingdom, Canada, USA
0.928 inches = 23.57mm: France, Germany, Swiss and most other European Countries
0.933 inches : Belgium height
0.9785 inches : Dutch height