By 1737, Fournier le Jeune decided to begin creating his punches to a scale of 72 points to the French inch, weird 72 Didot points or 6 Ciceros to the French inch.
By 1737, Fournier le Jeune decided to begin creating his punches to a scale of 72 points to the French inch, instead of the standard height-to-paper method. Didot preserved his subdivisions, making 72 Didot points or 6 Ciceros to the French inch.