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0.5rem to px

0.5rem is 8px at the default 16px root font size.

0.5rem in px · 16px root
8 px

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

0.5rem at every root font size

0.5rem converted at each common root font size
Root font size0.5rem equalsCSS
10px5pxfont-size: 5px;
12px6pxfont-size: 6px;
14px7pxfont-size: 7px;
16px default8pxfont-size: 8px;
18px9pxfont-size: 9px;
20px10pxfont-size: 10px;

Converter

Nearby values

rempx
0.125rem2px
0.25rem4px
0.375rem6px
0.5rem8pxthis page
0.625rem10px
0.75rem12px
0.875rem14px
1rem16px

Questions

What is 0.5rem in px?

0.5rem = 8px at the browser default root font size of 16px. px = rem × root font size.

What is 0.5rem in px at a different root size?

At 10px root: 5px. At 12px root: 6px. At 14px root: 7px. At 16px root: 8px. At 18px root: 9px. At 20px root: 10px.

How is 0.5rem calculated?

px = rem × root font size. Here: 0.5 × 16 = 8.

All rem values

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