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This quick and easy calculator will convert Leagues (leagues) to Picas (pc) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Leagues to Picas

Formula
pc = leagues x 1317362.49
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Picas, multiply the number of Leagues by 1.3 million
Leagues (leagues) in 1 Pica
There are 0 Leagues in 1 Pica
Picas (pc) in 1 League
There are 1317362.49 Picas in 1 League

Unit Information

League
/liːɡ/
Symbol: leagues
Unit System: None

What is the League?

The league is a ancient unit of length that doesn't below to a unit system. Its symbol is simply - league.

It was originally an ancient Celtic unit as well as being common in Latin America and meant the distance "a person could walk in an hour". It is no longer a recognised unit in any nation.

Once it started to be quantified, in Argentina (legua) it represented 5.572 km, in England it was quantified as 3 miles and at sea a league is 3 nautical miles (3.452 miles).

Pica
/ˈpʌɪkə/
Symbol: pc
Unit System: Typography

What is the Pica?

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

There are 12 points in 1 pica. 1 pica represents approximately 1/6 of an inch.

Picas are expressed using numbers and a lower case p on software such as Adobe InDesign - for example 8p6 which would represent 8 picas and 6 points (or 8.5 picas).

The Pica is very useful in measuring and calculating the space needed to print letters and words on paper - for example when laying out books or magazine articles; the font lengths are quanitified by the number of characters per pica (cpp).


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