B.3.5 Customary unit atoms
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International customary units NOTE The unified U.S. and British Imperial customary units, so called "international" customary units | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol (c/s) | Display Name | Print Symbol | Kind of Quantity | Metric |
| [in_i] | inch | in | length | no |
| [ft_i] | foot | ft | length | no |
| [yd_i] | yard | yd | length | no |
| [mi_i] | mile | mile | length | no |
| [fth_i] | fathom | fth | depth of water | no |
| [nmi_i] | nautical mile | n mile | length | no |
| [kn_i] | knot | kn | velocity | no |
| [sin_i] | square inch | In2 | area | no |
| [sft_i] | square foot | ft2 | area | no |
| [syd_i] | square yard | yd2 | area | no |
| [cin_i] | cubic inch | In3 | volume | no |
| [cft_i] | cubic foot | ft3 | volume | no |
| [cyd_i] | cubic yard | yd3 | volume | no |
| [bf_i] | board foot | fbm | volume | no |
| [cr_i] | cord | cord | volume | no |
| [mil_i] | mil | mil | length | no |
| [cml_i] | circular mil | cmil | area | no |
| [hd_i] | hand | height of horses | no | |
Older U.S. "survey" lengths NOTE also called “statute” lengths | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol (c/s) | Display Name | Print Symbol | Kind of Quantity | Metric |
| [ft_us] | foot | ft (US survey) | length | no |
| [yd_us] | yard | length | no | |
| [in_us] | inch | length | no | |
| [rd_us] | rod | length | no | |
| [ch_us] | Gunter's chain, Surveyor's chain | length | no | |
| [lk_us] | link for Gunter's chain | length | no | |
| [rch_us] | Ramden's chain, Engineer's chain | length | no | |
| [rlk_us] | link for Ramden's chain | length | no | |
| [fth_us] | fathom | length | no | |
| [fur_us] | furlong | length | no | |
| [mi_us] | mile | mi (US survey) | length | no |
| [acr_us] | acre | area | no | |
| [srd_us] | square rod | area | no | |
| [smi_us] | square mile | Mi2 (US survey) | area | no |
| [sct] | section | area | no | |
| [twp] | township | area | no | |
| [mil_us] | mil | length | no | |
| British Imperial lengths | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol (c/s) | Display Name | Print Symbol | Kind of Quantity | Metric |
| [in_br] | inch | length | no | |
| [ft_br] | foot | length | no | |
| [rd_br] | rod | length | no | |
| [ch_br] | Gunter's chain | length | no | |
| [lk_br] | link for Gunter's chain | length | no | |
| [fth_br] | fathom | length | no | |
| [pc_br] | pace | length | no | |
| [yd_br] | yard | length | no | |
| [mi_br] | mile | length | no | |
| [nmi_br] | nautical mile | length | no | |
| [kn_br] | knot | velocity | no | |
| [acr_br] | acre | area | no | |
U.S. volumes NOTE Including so-called “dry measures” | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol (c/s) | Display Name | Print Symbol | Kind of Quantity | Metric |
| [gal_us] | Queen Anne's wine gallon | fluid volume | no | |
| [bbl_us] | barrel | barrel (US) | fluid volume | no |
| [qt_us] | quart | liq qt (US) | fluid volume | no |
| [pt_us] | pint | liq pt (US) | fluid volume | no |
| [gil_us] | gill | gi (US) | fluid volume | no |
| [foz_us] | fluid ounce | fl oz (US) | fluid volume | no |
| [fdr_us] | fluid dram | fluid volume | no | |
| [min_us] | minim | fluid volume | no | |
| [crd_us] | cord | fluid volume | no | |
| [bu_us] | bushel | dry volume | no | |
| [gal_wi] | historical winchester gallon | dry volume | no | |
| [pk_us] | peck | dry volume | no | |
| [dqt_us] | dry quart | dry volume | no | |
| [dpt_us] | dry pint | dry volume | no | |
| [tbs_us] | tablespoon | volume | no | |
| [tsp_us] | teaspoon | volume | no | |
| [cup_us] | cup | volume | no | |
| [foz_m] | metric fluid ounce | fluid volume | no | |
| [cup_m] | metric cup | volume | no | |
| [tsp_m] | metric teaspoon | volume | no | |
| [tbs_m] | metric tablespoon | volume | no | |
| British Imperial volumes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol (c/s) | Display Name | Print Symbol | Kind of Quantity | Metric |
| [gal_br] | gallon | gal (UK) | volume | no |
| [pk_br] | peck | pk (UK) | volume | no |
| [bu_br] | bushel | bushel (UK) | volume | no |
| [qt_br] | quart | qt (UK) | volume | no |
| [pt_br] | pint | pt (UK) | volume | no |
| [gil_br] | gill | gi (UK) | volume | no |
| [foz_br] | fluid ounce | fl oz (UK) | volume | no |
| [fdr_br] | fluid dram | volume | no | |
| [min_br] | minim | volume | no | |
| Avoirdupois weights | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol (c/s) | Display Name | Print Symbol | Kind of Quantity | Metric |
| [gr] | grain | mass | no | |
| [lb_av] | pound | mass | no | |
| [oz_av] | ounce | mass | no | |
| [dr_av] | dram | mass | no | |
| [scwt_av] | short hundredweight, U.S. hundredweight | mass | no | |
| [lcwt_av] | long hunderdweight, British hundredweight | mass | no | |
| [ston_av] | short ton, U.S. ton | mass | no | |
| [lton_av] | long ton, British ton | mass | no | |
| [stone_av] | stone, British stone | mass | no | |
| Troy weights | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol (c/s) | Display Name | Print Symbol | Kind of Quantity | Metric |
| [pwt_tr] | pennyweight | mass | no | |
| [oz_tr] | ounce | mass | no | |
| [lb_tr] | pound | mass | no | |
| Units used in typesetting | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol (c/s) | Display Name | Print Symbol | Kind of Quantity | Metric |
| [lne] | line | length | no | |
| [pnt] | point | length | no | |
| [pca] | pica | length | no | |
| [pnt_pr] | Printer's point | length | no | |
| [pca_pr] | Printer's pica | length | no | |
| [pied] | pied, French foot | length | no | |
| [pouce] | pouce, French inch | length | no | |
| [ligne] | ligne, French line | length | no | |
| [didot] | didot, Didot's point | length | no | |
| [cicero] | cicero, Didot's pica | length | no | |