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A 'pixel' (from "picture element") is one single 'dot' or element in a video or computer monitor, or a computer or video image. It can refer to the physical display elements in the screen, or the individual dots in an image displayed there.

An 'em' refers (in digital design) to the height of a particular displayed or printed font, in points. If you're using a ten point font, then one 'em' is ten points.

A 'point' has meant different things over the years in physical print, but in the digital age - and here's where it gets fun - generally means a space of 1/72nd of an inch.

In a older standard Mac monitor, the physical display was in 72 'pixels per inch' (PPI) and a 72pt. font would display at one inch tall on the screen, making one em 72 pts, and one inch. Modern monitors often display at 96 ppi, but the terms remain as guidelines.

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