Understanding Font Sizes in Typography: What Does 12 Points Mean?

In typography, a 12-point font is a typeface with letters that are 12 points (or 1.5 cm) tall. This means that the height of the letter "m" in a 12-point font is 12 points or 1.5 cm. The point system is used to measure the size of fonts, and it's based on the old British system where one point was equal to about 0.37 mm. So, a 12-point font is equivalent to 12 x 0.37 mm = 4.4 mm tall letters.

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