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1440px

40px to rem

40px is 2.5rem at the default 16px root font size.

40px in rem · 16px root
2.5 rem

rem = px ÷ root font size — shown here at the browser default root font size of 16px.

40px at every root font size

40px converted at each common root font size
Root font size40px equalsCSS
10px4remfont-size: 4rem;
12px3.33333remfont-size: 3.3333rem;
14px2.85714remfont-size: 2.8571rem;
16px default2.5remfont-size: 2.5rem;
18px2.22222remfont-size: 2.2222rem;
20px2remfont-size: 2rem;

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Nearby values

pxrem
24px1.5rem
28px1.75rem
32px2rem
36px2.25rem
40px2.5remthis page
44px2.75rem
48px3rem
56px3.5rem
64px4rem

Questions

What is 40px in rem?

40px = 2.5rem at the browser default root font size of 16px. rem = px ÷ root font size.

What is 40px in rem at a different root size?

At 10px root: 4rem. At 12px root: 3.3333rem. At 14px root: 2.8571rem. At 16px root: 2.5rem. At 18px root: 2.2222rem. At 20px root: 2rem.

How is 40px calculated?

rem = px ÷ root font size. Here: 40 ÷ 16 = 2.5.

All px values

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