Quarter-millimeter (Q) (Q)
Exactly 0.25 mm. Used for font sizes in Japanese typesetting and defined in CSS.
What is a quarter-millimeter?
- Symbol
- Q
- Quantity
- Typography
- Unit system
- metric
- Definition
- Exactly 0.25 mm. Used for font sizes in Japanese typesetting and defined in CSS.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- W3C CSS Values and Units Module Level 3 (absolute lengths)
Common applications
Used for font sizes in Japanese typesetting, where it is called kyu, and available in CSS as the Q unit.
Quarter-millimeter (Q) in other typography units
- 1 Q = 0.25 mmMillimeter
- 1 Q = 0.025 cmCentimeter
- 1 Q = 0.00025 mMeter
- 1 Q ≈ 0.009842519685 inInch
- 1 Q ≈ 0.7086614173 ptPoint (desktop publishing)
- 1 Q ≈ 0.05905511811 pcPica (desktop publishing)
- 1 Q ≈ 0.9448818898 pxPixel (CSS)
- 1 Q ≈ 0.7113189048 pt (printer's)Point (printer's, traditional)
- 1 Q ≈ 0.0592765754 pc (printer's)Pica (printer's, traditional)
Quarter-millimeter (Q) quick reference
| Quarter-millimeter (Q) | Millimeter | Point (desktop publishing) | Centimeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Q | = 0.25 mm | ≈ 0.7086614173 pt | = 0.025 cm |
| 10 Q | = 2.5 mm | ≈ 7.086614173 pt | = 0.25 cm |
| 100 Q | = 25 mm | ≈ 70.86614173 pt | = 2.5 cm |
| 1000 Q | = 250 mm | ≈ 708.6614173 pt | = 25 cm |
Where the quarter-millimeter fits
The next larger typography unit is the CSS pixel (px). 1 Q ≈ 0.9448818898 px, and 1 px ≈ 1.058333333 Q.
Frequently asked questions
- How many millimeters are in one quarter-millimeter?
- One quarter-millimeter = 0.25 mm (millimeters).
- How many points are in one quarter-millimeter?
- One quarter-millimeter ≈ 0.7086614173 pt (points).
- How many centimeters are in one quarter-millimeter?
- One quarter-millimeter = 0.025 cm (centimeters).