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2em to px

2em is 32px at the default 16px root font size.

2em in px · 16px root
32 px

px = em × parent font size — shown here at the browser default root font size of 16px.

2em at every root font size

2em converted at each common root font size
Root font size2em equalsCSS
10px20pxfont-size: 20px;
12px24pxfont-size: 24px;
14px28pxfont-size: 28px;
16px default32pxfont-size: 32px;
18px36pxfont-size: 36px;
20px40pxfont-size: 40px;

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Nearby values

empx
0.75em12px
1em16px
1.25em20px
1.5em24px
2em32pxthis page
2.5em40px
3em48px

Questions

What is 2em in px?

2em = 32px at the browser default root font size of 16px. px = em × parent font size.

What is 2em in px at a different root size?

At 10px root: 20px. At 12px root: 24px. At 14px root: 28px. At 16px root: 32px. At 18px root: 36px. At 20px root: 40px.

How is 2em calculated?

px = em × parent font size. Here: 2 × 16 = 32.

All em values

Computed from the CSS Values and Units specification. See the full em to px table.