What is 700em in Centimeters?

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What is 700 Ems (700em) in Centimeters (cm)?

What is 700em in cm? Convert 700 Ems (700em) to Centimeters (cm) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Ems to Centimeters

Formula
cm = em / 2.36
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Centimeters, divide the number of Ems by 2.4
Ems (em) in 1 Centimetre
There are 2.36 Ems in 1 Centimetre
Centimeters (cm) in 1 Em
There are 0.42 Centimeters in 1 Em

Unit Information

Em
/ɛm/
Symbol: em
Unit System: Typography

What is the Em?

The em is a unit of length in the field of typography and uses the symbol em.

It is a "relative" unit and equals the currently specified point size. For example, 1 em in a 24-point typeface is equal to 24 points. This allows a typographer to specify text size relative to a base figure.

In metal type, the em was equal to the line height of the metal body. This meant the physical size of the letter could not exceed the em. In digital type, the em is a grid of arbitrary resolution so can be scaled to any point size for screen or print.

Centimetre
/ˈsɛntɪmiːtə/
Symbol: cm
Unit System: SI

What is the Centimetre?

The centimetre is a unit of length and is a multiple of the metre; an SI derived unit. It has the symbol cm.

A centimetre is equal to 0.01m. It is also ≈ 0.3937in.

Centimetres are used in maps to scale up conversions to real world measurements.


Conversion Tables for Ems (em) to Centimeters (cm)