To convert px to cm, divide the pixel value by the PPI (pixels per inch), then multiply by 2.54. At the standard screen resolution of 96 PPI, 1 pixel equals 0.0265 centimeters. The formula is: Centimeters = Pixels / PPI x 2.54.
Quick answer: 1 cm is about 37.8 px at 96 PPI.
| Pixels | Centimeters at 96 PPI (screen) | Centimeters at 300 PPI (print) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 px | 0.0265 cm | 0.0085 cm |
| 10 px | 0.26 cm | 0.08 cm |
| 100 px | 2.65 cm | 0.85 cm |
| 1000 px | 26.46 cm | 8.47 cm |
| 1920 px | 50.80 cm | 16.26 cm |
Use the free px to cm converter below to get instant results at any PPI value. Enter your pixel count, set the PPI for your device or print project, and get the centimeter equivalent in one click.
The conversion between pixels and centimeters depends entirely on PPI. A 1080 px image measures 28.575 cm at 96 PPI but only 9.144 cm at 300 PPI.
That gap of nearly 20 cm is why designers preparing the same asset for both web and print need a reliable pixels to centimeters calculator rather than a rough guess.
Note: The default PPI is set to 96, which is the standard screen resolution for most Windows and web displays. Change the PPI value to match your target output (for example, 300 for high-quality print).
How to Convert Pixels to Centimeters
Converting pixels to centimeters takes three inputs: the pixel value, the target PPI, and the constant 2.54 (the number of centimeters in one inch). Divide pixels by PPI to get inches, then multiply by 2.54 to get centimeters.
The result changes every time the PPI changes, which is why picking the right PPI for your output matters more than the formula itself.
The formula: Centimeters = (Pixels / PPI) x 2.54
Step 1: Identify the pixel value you want to convert. For example, you have an image that is 1080 pixels wide.
Step 2: Determine the PPI of your target output. For a standard screen, use 96 PPI. For high-quality print, use 300 PPI.
Step 3: Divide the pixel value by the PPI. At 96 PPI: 1080 / 96 = 11.25 inches. At 300 PPI: 1080 / 300 = 3.6 inches.
Step 4: Multiply by 2.54 to convert inches to centimeters. At 96 PPI: 11.25 x 2.54 = 28.575 cm. At 300 PPI: 3.6 x 2.54 = 9.144 cm.
The difference between those two results (28.575 cm vs. 9.144 cm) demonstrates why PPI matters. The same 1080 px image prints at completely different physical sizes depending on the resolution setting.
Switching from a 96 PPI export to a 300 PPI export without updating the pixel dimensions shrinks the printed image to about a third of its intended size.
PX to CM Conversion Table (72, 96, 150, and 300 PPI)
This pixels to cm conversion table shows results across four common PPI settings: 72 (classic Mac displays), 96 (Windows default), 150 (medium-resolution print), and 300 (high-quality print).
Every value is calculated using the formula Centimeters = Pixels / PPI x 2.54 and rounded to three decimal places.
| Pixels (px) | CM at 72 PPI | CM at 96 PPI | CM at 150 PPI | CM at 300 PPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | 3.528 | 2.646 | 1.693 | 0.847 |
| 200 | 7.056 | 5.292 | 3.387 | 1.693 |
| 300 | 10.583 | 7.938 | 5.080 | 2.540 |
| 400 | 14.111 | 10.583 | 6.773 | 3.387 |
| 500 | 17.639 | 13.229 | 8.467 | 4.233 |
| 600 | 21.167 | 15.875 | 10.160 | 5.080 |
| 700 | 24.694 | 18.521 | 11.853 | 5.927 |
| 800 | 28.222 | 21.167 | 13.547 | 6.773 |
| 900 | 31.750 | 23.813 | 15.240 | 7.620 |
| 1000 | 35.278 | 26.458 | 16.933 | 8.467 |
| 1080 | 38.100 | 28.575 | 18.288 | 9.144 |
| 1200 | 42.333 | 31.750 | 20.320 | 10.160 |
| 1440 | 50.800 | 38.100 | 24.384 | 12.192 |
| 1920 | 67.733 | 50.800 | 32.512 | 16.256 |
| 2560 | 90.311 | 67.733 | 43.347 | 21.673 |
As a shortcut: at 96 PPI, multiply the pixel value by 0.02646 to get centimeters. At 300 PPI, multiply by 0.00847. Those two constants cover the vast majority of web and print use cases.
What Is PPI and Why Does It Affect the PX to CM Conversion?
PPI (pixels per inch) defines how many pixels fit into one physical inch on a screen or printed page. A higher PPI packs more pixels into the same space, making each pixel physically smaller.
That is why a 500 px image measures 13.23 cm on a 96 PPI screen but only 4.23 cm when printed at 300 PPI.
PPI and DPI (dots per inch) are often used interchangeably, though they describe different things. PPI refers to screen resolution, while DPI refers to printer output.
For the purpose of converting pixels to centimeters, both values plug into the same formula and return the same result.
Industry print guidelines treat 300 PPI as the standard resolution for high-quality print output, and anything below 150 PPI tends to produce visible pixelation in printed materials.
For web display, 72 to 96 PPI is standard because screens are viewed at arm’s length and the eye cannot resolve the extra detail.
Here are the most common PPI values you will encounter across devices and print standards:
| PPI Value | Where It Is Used | 1 px in cm |
|---|---|---|
| 72 | Classic Mac displays, older web standard | 0.03528 |
| 96 | Windows default, modern web standard | 0.02646 |
| 150 | Medium-quality print (newspapers, drafts) | 0.01693 |
| 300 | High-quality print (photos, brochures, business cards) | 0.00847 |
| 326 | Apple iPhone Retina display | 0.00779 |
The overwhelming majority of web users browse on devices where the browser renders CSS at a 96 PPI equivalent, which is why 96 is the default value in most px to cm converters, including the one on this page.
Best PPI for Your Device or Print Job
The right PPI depends on what the pixel measurement will end up on: a laptop screen, a phone, a photo print, or a commercial brochure.
Picking the wrong value is the single biggest source of px to cm conversion errors, so it helps to match the PPI to the actual output device. The table below covers the devices and print jobs we see designers convert for most often.
| Device or Output | Typical PPI | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Windows desktop / laptop (1080p) | 96 | Default for Chrome, Firefox, and Edge rendering |
| MacBook Air / Pro (Retina) | 220 to 254 | Browser CSS still renders at 96 PPI; raw display density is higher |
| iPhone 14 / 15 (Retina) | 326 to 460 | Use for app mockups sized at actual device density |
| Android flagship (Samsung, Pixel) | 400 to 515 | Varies by model; check the spec sheet before converting |
| iPad Pro 12.9″ | 264 | Common target for tablet illustration exports |
| 4K / UHD monitor | 140 to 185 | Higher density than 1080p, still renders CSS at 96 |
| Newspaper print | 150 | Budget-friendly print quality, acceptable for draft ads |
| Magazine print | 300 | Industry standard for commercial magazines |
| Business card / flyer | 300 | Required by most commercial printers |
| Large format poster | 150 to 200 | Viewed from distance, so lower PPI works |
| Fine art / photo print | 300 to 360 | Maximum detail for gallery-quality output |
One detail that trips up new designers: web browsers always render CSS pixels at 96 PPI, regardless of the physical PPI of the device.
That is why a 300 px wide button looks roughly the same size on a 4K monitor and a 1080p monitor: the browser scales CSS pixels to match, and your px to cm conversion for web work should always use 96 PPI.
For print, the rule is simpler: ask the printer what they want. Most commercial print shops specify 300 PPI in their file submission guidelines, and many online print services flag files that fall well below it at the final size.
Common PX to CM Conversions for Design
Certain pixel dimensions get searched more than others because they correspond to standard screen sizes, social media formats, and print templates. Here are the most requested px to cm conversions at both 96 PPI (web) and 300 PPI (print).
| Dimension | Common Use | CM at 96 PPI | CM at 300 PPI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 px | Blog images, thumbnails | 13.229 cm | 4.233 cm |
| 1080 px | Full HD height, Instagram posts | 28.575 cm | 9.144 cm |
| 1200 px | Social media banners (Facebook, LinkedIn) | 31.750 cm | 10.160 cm |
| 1920 px | Full HD width, desktop monitors | 50.800 cm | 16.256 cm |
| 2560 px | QHD / 2K monitors | 67.733 cm | 21.673 cm |
1080 px to cm is one of the most searched conversions. At 96 PPI (standard screen), 1080 pixels equals 28.575 cm. At 300 PPI (print), it equals 9.144 cm. This is the vertical resolution of Full HD (1920 x 1080) displays and the standard dimension for Instagram square posts.
1920 px to cm at 96 PPI equals 50.8 cm (about 20 inches), which matches the physical width of most 21- to 24-inch desktop monitors. At 300 PPI for print, 1920 pixels covers only 16.256 cm.
When you need to prepare a web image for print, always recalculate at the print PPI. A 1200 px Facebook banner that looks great on screen (31.75 cm at 96 PPI) will only be 10.16 cm wide when printed at 300 PPI.
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Why Designers Convert PX to CM for Print-Quality Output
Print is where pixel-to-centimeter conversion stops being a curiosity and starts costing money. A business card designed at 1050 px wide looks fine on screen at 96 PPI (27.78 cm, way too big for an 8.5 cm card).
Reframe that same 1050 px at 300 PPI and it lands at 8.89 cm, which is exactly the standard business card width. Get the PPI wrong at export and the printer either rejects the file or prints a blurry result you paid for.
The 300 PPI standard came out of commercial offset printing decades ago, and it is still the figure most print services quote in their file guidelines. Many warn or reject files that fall well below it at the final print dimension.
That is why running pixels through a px to cm converter at 300 PPI is the single most reliable step in a web-to-print handoff.
The Figma Export-to-Print Workflow Most Designers Get Wrong
Figma works in pixels and has no built-in physical-size setting. For print handoff, the cleanest path is: convert the target size to pixels at 300 PPI (a 9 cm wide business card is about 3.54 inches, so a 1,063 px wide Figma frame), then export at 1x as PDF or PNG.
Skip the 2x/3x export presets, those are made for retina screens, not commercial print. A 2x export of a 1,050 px frame gives you 2,100 px, which at 300 PPI is 17.78 cm, double the size you wanted.
If you need to retrofit an existing Figma file to print, run the frame width through this converter at 300 PPI. The centimeter result tells you what physical size the file will actually print at.
Adjust the Figma frame to match the centimeter target you need, then re-export.
Print-Quality Table: Pixel Dimensions That Match Standard Print Sizes at 300 PPI
| Print Item | Standard Size (cm) | Required Pixels at 300 PPI |
|---|---|---|
| Business card (UK / EU) | 8.5 x 5.5 | 1004 x 650 |
| Business card (US) | 8.89 x 5.08 | 1050 x 600 |
| A6 flyer / postcard | 14.8 x 10.5 | 1748 x 1240 |
| A5 flyer | 21.0 x 14.8 | 2480 x 1748 |
| A4 brochure page | 29.7 x 21.0 | 3508 x 2480 |
| A3 poster | 42.0 x 29.7 | 4961 x 3508 |
| 4×6 inch photo print | 15.2 x 10.2 | 1796 x 1205 |
| 5×7 inch photo print | 17.8 x 12.7 | 2100 x 1500 |
Bookmark these dimensions or run them through the converter on this page when you need a value at a non-standard PPI. The math holds for every commercial printer that accepts CMYK PDF or high-resolution PNG.
How AI Design Tools Handle Pixel-to-Print Conversion in 2026
AI design tools that generate web interfaces (Stitch by Google, v0 by Vercel, Lovable, Bolt) output web-pixel-native designs. They size components in CSS pixels, which the CSS specification defines at 96 PPI (1 inch = 96 px), because the target output is a web app.
Nothing in their default pipeline converts those pixel dimensions to centimeters for print, which becomes a problem the moment a marketing team asks for a printed handout that matches the AI-generated landing page.
The result is predictable: a 400 px hero image from a web-first tool is a 400 px PNG at 96 PPI. That prints at 10.58 cm wide, which is fine for a flyer column but too small for a poster.
The reliable workflow for any AI-generated design heading to print is to take the source pixel dimensions, run them through this converter at 300 PPI, and rebuild the asset at the larger pixel size required to hit the centimeter target.
For WordPress builders, this matters because the same AI tools are now generating Elementor and Gutenberg block layouts.
When those layouts include images destined for print materials (PDF downloads, lead magnets, printed invoices), the pixel sizes baked into the AI output need a second pass through px to cm conversion before the asset library is locked.
Designing in Figma and exporting to WordPress via UiChemy keeps the pixel values intact, but the print-PPI step is still your responsibility.
When Do You Need to Convert Pixels to Centimeters?
You need to convert pixels to centimeters any time a digital design moves to a physical format. This includes print design, photo printing, CSS print stylesheets, and exporting from design tools like Photoshop or Canva to a measured document.
The exact workflow differs per tool, so the sections below walk through the most common ones.
Photoshop exports:
Open Image > Image Size, switch the unit dropdown from Pixels to Centimeters, and check the Resolution field (this is your PPI). Photoshop will recalculate the document size live.
For print output, set Resolution to 300 PPI before exporting. The command-line equivalent using ImageMagick is magick input.png -units PixelsPerCentimeter -density 118.11 output.png, where 118.11 is 300 PPI expressed as pixels per centimeter.
Canva exports:
Canva defaults to pixels for custom dimensions and 96 PPI for on-screen display. To export at a measured print size, create a custom design, use the converter above to translate your centimeter target into pixels at 300 PPI, then enter the pixel value in Canva.
For a 10 cm x 15 cm print at 300 PPI, that works out to 1181 px x 1772 px.
Figma exports:
Figma works exclusively in pixels, so for print handoff you size the frame at your 300 PPI pixel dimensions and export at 1x, then confirm the physical size in your print tool.
Avoid the 2x to 4x export presets for print, because they multiply the pixel count without changing the physical size you designed.
CSS @media print:
When building websites that need to produce clean printed output, CSS print media queries size elements in centimeters or millimeters rather than pixels.
A typical rule reads @media print { .invoice { width: 18cm; padding: 1cm; } }.
Converting widget widths from px to cm in the print stylesheet produces accurate layout results across Chrome and Firefox print previews.
Photo printing:
Uploading a 3000 x 2000 px photo to an online print service? At 300 PPI, that prints at 25.4 cm x 16.93 cm (roughly a 10″ x 6.7″ print).
Knowing the px to cm conversion helps you choose the right frame or album size before ordering. Many print services will warn if your file falls below their minimum PPI at the selected print size.
When building sites with The Plus Addons for Elementor by POSIMYTH Innovations, precise control over image dimensions and responsive sizing becomes important when the same assets need to work on both web (pixels) and print (centimeters).
The Image Gallery widget (Free) and Creative Images widget (Pro) both give you pixel-perfect sizing controls that make it straightforward to swap a web-sized image for a print-ready export. The Pro plan starts at $39/year for a single site.
Common Mistakes When Converting Pixels to Centimeters
Most px to cm conversion errors come down to four recurring mistakes. Catching these before you export saves a second round trip with your printer or your client.
| Mistake | What Goes Wrong | How to Avoid It |
|---|---|---|
| Using 72 PPI for web work | 72 PPI is a legacy Mac value; modern browsers render CSS pixels at 96 PPI | Use 96 PPI for all web and screen conversions |
| Using 96 PPI for commercial print | Print output looks pixelated and most print shops reject the file | Use 300 PPI for business cards, brochures, and magazines |
| Confusing DPI with PPI | DPI refers to printer output; PPI refers to image resolution | Both plug into the same formula, so the number matters more than the label |
| Resampling the image when changing PPI | Photoshop and Canva can add or remove pixels, softening the image | Uncheck “Resample” in Photoshop Image Size; export fresh from source in Canva |
The 72 PPI mistake is common when files move from an older Mac-based workflow into a modern web stack.
If your design file was created in Photoshop before 2015 and the default PPI was never updated, assume it is set to 72 and recalculate.
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Which PPI Should You Use for Your PX to CM Conversion?
The right PPI depends on your output medium. Use 96 PPI for anything displayed on a screen, 150 PPI for draft or low-cost print jobs, and 300 PPI for professional-quality printed materials. Here is a breakdown by use case.
| Use Case | Recommended PPI | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Web design, UI mockups | 96 | Standard Windows/web screen resolution |
| Email graphics, blog images | 96 | Displayed on screen only |
| Newspaper ads, internal documents | 150 | Readable print at lower cost |
| Brochures, flyers, business cards | 300 | Industry standard for commercial print |
| Fine art prints, photo enlargements | 300+ | Maximum detail and sharpness |
If you are unsure, start with 96 PPI for screen-only work and 300 PPI for anything that will be printed. These two values cover the vast majority of pixels to cm conversion needs. For anyone specifically working on web-to-print handoff, bookmark the converter at the top of this page and run every export through it before sending files to the printer.
For web designers working in Elementor, pixel measurements are the default for padding, margins, and image dimensions.
When a client needs those designs converted to print materials, running the pixel values through this converter at 300 PPI gives you the exact centimeter measurements for your print file.
To get a feel for which sizing controls The Plus Addons for Elementor adds, check the Free vs Pro comparison or review current pricing.
Suggested Reading
- PX to REM Converter, when responsive CSS work needs root-relative units instead of fixed pixels.
- PX to EM Converter, for nested component sizing where elements should scale relative to their parent.
- JPG vs WebP for WordPress, once your print and web sizes are right, pick the format that loads fastest without quality loss.
- WordPress Featured Image Size Guide, the recommended pixel dimensions for blog thumbnails, hero images, and social previews.
- Best Programming Fonts, companion guide to typography sizing decisions on code-heavy WordPress pages.
- MDN: CSS length units, the official reference for px, cm, mm, in, and the absolute length units browsers actually honor.
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