Twip

A twip (abbreviating 'twentieth of a point', 'twentieth of an inch point', or 'twentieth of an Imperial point') is a typographical measurement, defined as 1/20 of a typographical point. One twip is 1/1440 inch, 1/567 cm, 0.001764 cm, or 17.64 µm. A twip (abbreviating 'twentieth of a point', 'twentieth of an inch point', or 'twentieth of an Imperial point') is a typographical measurement, defined as 1/20 of a typographical point. One twip is 1/1440 inch, 1/567 cm, 0.001764 cm, or 17.64 µm.