kyu a metric unit of distance used in typography and graphic design. The kyu, originally written Q, is equal to exactly 0.25 millimeter, about 0.71 point [2], or about 14.173 twips. The spelling "kyu" seems to have been introduced by the software company Macromedia.
Baron Carter -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 05 February, 2002 13:39 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:17948] Re: Query about measurement!! Baron Carter wrote in USMA 17942: >According to http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictT.html > >twip >a unit of distance used in computer graphics for high-resolution control of >the elements of an image. One twip is equal to 1/1440 inch, about 17.639 >micrometers, or 0.070 556 kyu. "Twip" is an acronym for "twentieth of a >point," which is accurate if the point [2] is interpreted as being exactly >1/72 inch. What is a kyu? Joseph B.Reid 17 Glebe Road West Toronto M5P 1C8 TEL. 416-486-6071
