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 NamePrint SymbolKind of QuantityMetric
[in_i] inch inlength no
[ft_i] foot ftlength no
[yd_i] yard ydlength no
[mi_i] mile milelength no
[fth_i] fathom fthdepth of water no
[nmi_i] nautical mile n milelength no
[kn_i] knot knvelocity no
[sin_i] square inch In2area no
[sft_i] square foot ft2area no
[syd_i] square yard yd2area no
[cin_i] cubic inch In3volume no
[cft_i] cubic foot ft3volume no
[cyd_i] cubic yard yd3volume no
[bf_i] board foot fbmvolume no
[cr_i] cord cordvolume no
[mil_i] mil millength no
[cml_i] circular mil cmilarea no
[hd_i] hand height of horses no

Older U.S. "survey" lengths

NOTE also called “statute” lengths

Symbol (c/s)Display NamePrint SymbolKind of QuantityMetric
[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 NamePrint SymbolKind of QuantityMetric
[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 NamePrint SymbolKind of QuantityMetric
[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 NamePrint SymbolKind of QuantityMetric
[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 NamePrint SymbolKind of QuantityMetric
[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 NamePrint SymbolKind of QuantityMetric
[pwt_tr] pennyweight mass no
[oz_tr] ounce mass no
[lb_tr] pound mass no
Units used in typesetting
Symbol (c/s)Display NamePrint SymbolKind of QuantityMetric
[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