Dot per centimeter (dot/cm)
Number of dots per centimeter: exactly 100 dots per meter.
What is a dot per centimeter?
- Symbol
- dot/cm
- Quantity
- Digital Image Resolution
- Unit system
- metric
- Definition
- Number of dots per centimeter: exactly 100 dots per meter.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- SI Brochure, 9th edition (BIPM, 2019)
Common applications
Used for print and scan resolution in some metric software and documentation, and in some image formats.
Dot per centimeter in other digital image resolution units
- 1 dot/cm = 100 dot/mDot per meter
- 1 dot/cm = 0.1 dot/mmDot per millimeter
- 1 dot/cm = 2.54 dpiDot per centimeter to Dot per inch converter
- 1 dot/cm = 2.54 ppiPixel per inch
- 1 dot/cm = 1 px/cmPixel per centimeter
Dot per centimeter quick reference
| Dot per centimeter | Dot per inch | Dot per meter | Dot per millimeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 dot/cm | = 2.54 dpi | = 100 dot/m | = 0.1 dot/mm |
| 10 dot/cm | = 25.4 dpi | = 1000 dot/m | = 1 dot/mm |
| 100 dot/cm | = 254 dpi | = 10000 dot/m | = 10 dot/mm |
| 1000 dot/cm | = 2540 dpi | = 100000 dot/m | = 100 dot/mm |
Where the dot per centimeter fits
The next smaller digital image resolution unit is the dot per inch (dpi). 1 dot/cm = 2.54 dpi, and 1 dpi ≈ 0.3937007874 dot/cm.
The next larger digital image resolution unit is the dot per millimeter (dot/mm). 1 dot/cm = 0.1 dot/mm, and 1 dot/mm = 10 dot/cm.
Frequently asked questions
- How many dots per inch are in one dot per centimeter?
- One dot per centimeter = 2.54 dpi (dots per inch).
- How many dots per meter are in one dot per centimeter?
- One dot per centimeter = 100 dot/m (dots per meter).
- How many dots per millimeter are in one dot per centimeter?
- One dot per centimeter = 0.1 dot/mm (dots per millimeter).