Convert foot (US survey) to twip
Please provide values below to convert foot (US survey) [ft (US)] to twip [twip], or Convert twip to foot (US survey).
How to Convert Foot (Us Survey) to Twip
1 ft (US) = 17280.0236749457 twip
Example: convert 15 ft (US) to twip:
15 ft (US) = 15 × 17280.0236749457 twip = 259200.355124186 twip
Foot (Us Survey) to Twip Conversion Table
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Foot (Us Survey)
The U.S. survey foot was a unit of length defined as exactly 1200/3937 meters.
History/Origin
The U.S. survey foot was used for land surveying in the United States for most of the 20th century. Its use was officially phased out in 2022 to standardize with the international foot.
Current Use
The U.S. survey foot is now an obsolete unit.
Twip
A twip (twentieth of a point) is a unit of typographical measurement equal to 1/1440 of an inch.
History/Origin
The twip was invented by Microsoft as a device-independent unit for layout calculations in its software.
Current Use
The twip is used internally by some software programs for screen and print layout.