How do pixels translate to inches

Thanks for all the info. I was instructed on a Mac using an older Adobe program. Needless to say, when I tried on my Hp laptop, it was not the same. So finding the pixels is just a small part of the problem! Sadly, Apple and Android pretty much hide all that data. It can be found easily enough with a Google search but mobile interfaces are all about keeping a very simple interface which makes it difficult to locate info or find more advanced info.

Maybe someone can chime in on a good app that provides this data. Your email address will not be published. Leave this field empty. Skip to content. Posted on April 4, April 4, by James Theopistos. Share this page. Thank you! No but thanks for the idea. You get the idea, right? On the other hand, DPI or dots per inch is just a printer measurement. So if you have a 4" x 6" image with a 96PPI resolution but you are printing on a printer that takes DPI, the image surely looks not so close to the original, unless you change the resolution of the image to DPI.

If you just want to know the dimension of a new cellphone, or the dimension of your monitor, you can also use this Pixels to Inches Converter. You just need to have the DPI ex: ppi and pixel dimensions ex: x pixels.

Then you can convert its dimension in inches and not in pixels. Well, almost every given px values are being used by designers and web developers, it's just that there are common ones.

The process I followed: Selected 75 DPI from the dropdown menu, entered 4 in the Inches box and the calculator showed me px as the result. You can use an app like Gimp to change the photo resolution to About your question.. Hope it helps. Have a nice day, Jeffrey.

I checked my Photoshop install and you cannot change to inches. You can at most to change to millimeters. You could use an online tool to convert millimeters to inches I think.

Hi Nagaraj. In this case, your DPI is You could use the DPI calculator from the left of the table for uncommon measurements like this one. Hi Beverly, We could try. Can you provide me the DPI of your screen and the measurement in pixels from your photo? Thank you! Your DPI value is Stay tuned, I will release the new version of the converter soon and you will have the option to calculate the DPI value by yourself.

Glad it helped you Nora. You can make some experiments with DPI table even on mobile devices. Glad it was useful.

For my curiosity, what was your banner size? That was a complete challenge for my laptop. I will update the converter soon, and you should be able to calculate the DPI value by yourself and type other DPI values to convert your dimensions into inches. Glad that helped you Jack. To make it easier you could use the formula in excel to automate the process. Hi Ted, Theoretically, you can.

Just be sure you have specified the correct DPI. Could you share a pic of your project? It sounds very interesting. NinjaUnits Blog Twitter Facebook. How to find DPI of your screen? Uncommon measurement? Calculate DPI below. Take measurements here! What is a pixel, what is an inch?

When you have to convert pixels to inches? Leave a Comment Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Average Rating: 4. Total 43 reviews. Very helpful and accurate. Lucky to have this! Will continue to use and spread the word! SO easy! Pc monitor size is diagonally I want to calculate as how many pixels is needed to draw that image. Thanks in advance. Then you can convert Inches to Centimeters to match your requirements. In Monitor specifications, they have not mentioned its DPI.