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CSS px is an Angular Measurement
The “px” unit in CSS doesn't really have anything to do with screen pixels, despite the poorly chosen name. It's actually an non-linear angular measurement. The formulæ to convert between radians and px are as follows:
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- 129
- HN comments
- 76
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- 7 commenters
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2012 | CSS px is an Angular Measurement by ned | 129 | 60 |
| Nov 4, 2013 | CSS “px” is an Angular Measurement? by secoif | 61 | 16 |
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Linked from 7 Hacker News comments by 7 different people, from Apr 2012 to May 2026.
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