Convert Dots per pixel to Pixels per metre

Convert Dots per pixel (dppx) to Pixels per metre (px/m) instantly and accurately.

Conversion Formula

px/m = dppx × 3779.527559

About Dots per pixel

The dot per CSS-pixel unit (dppx, or the x descriptor in CSS) is defined in W3C CSS Images Level 3 / Media Queries Level 4 as the ratio of physical device pixels to CSS reference pixels, where the CSS spec fixes 1 CSS inch ≡ 96 CSS px exactly. Therefore 1 dppx = 96 DPI = 96 PPI exactly; a screen reporting device pixel ratio (DPR) of 2 has 2 dppx = 192 physical dots per CSS inch. JavaScript exposes DPR as window.devicePixelRatio, numerically equal to dppx. Reference values: standard laptop (96-110 PPI): 1 dppx; MacBook Pro 13-inch Retina (227 PPI): 2 dppx; iPhone 15 Pro 6.1-inch (460 PPI): 3 dppx; Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra (501 PPI): ≈ 3.09 dppx. The HTML img srcset x descriptor (photo@2x.jpg 2x) is numerically equal to dppx, serving higher-resolution images for HiDPI screens. The CSS @media (min-resolution: 2dppx) query targets any display with DPR ≥ 2. 1 dppx = 96 DPI = 96 PPI.

About Pixels per metre

The pixel per metre (px/m) is the SI-coherent form of image resolution. Because 1 inch = 0.0254 m exactly (international inch, 1959), 1 PPI = 1/0.0254 ≈ 39.37 px/m and 1 px/m = 0.0254 PPI. EXIF (IEC 61966-3) stores resolution as pixels per inch (ResolutionUnit = 2) or pixels per centimetre (ResolutionUnit = 3); px/m is used when normalising to SI for scientific or GIS workflows. Satellite remote-sensing GSD is often given in metres per pixel (the inverse); WorldView-3 at 0.31 m/px panchromatic ≈ 3.23 px/m. An A4 document scanned at 300 PPI ≈ 11,811 px/m. 1 px/m = 0.0254 PPI ≈ 0.00254 px/cm.

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