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