Paris point

Unit of| Length
Symbol| Paris point
Conversions
1 Paris point in ...| ... is equal to ...
SI units|  ​2⁄3 cm
Imperial and US customary|  0.262 in

The Paris point is a unit of length defined as 2⁄3 centimetre (6.67 mm; 0.262 in). It is commonly used for shoe sizes in Continental Europe.

The unit was invented by French shoemakers in the early 1800s.[1] Its origin probably lies in ​2⁄3 centimetre being very close to ​1⁄4 inch; a French inch pouce-roi is around 27 mm, a quarter of that is 6.7 mm, close to 6.6 mm defined for the Paris point.[2]

## See also

* Point (disambiguation)
* Barleycorn (unit), used in the English shoe sizing system.

## References

1. ↑ Kindtler-Nielsen, Bue, ed (2019). "Varifrån kommer skonumren?" (in sv). Världens Historia (Bonnier Publications International) (2): 71. ISSN 0806-4709.
2. ↑ Drevet, Louis. "Une petite histoire des poids et mesures" (in fr). http://www.pesagefacile.com/xnews/news.articles.5/UNE-PETITE-HISTOIRE-DES-POIDS-ET-MESURES--Louis-DREVET.html. Retrieved 18 August 2011.

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