Is dp the same as dip?

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johan picture johan · Sep 30, 2011 · Viewed 40.2k times · Source

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Difference of px, dp, dip and sp in android

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Dp and dip in android. What is the difference? Is it the same thing?

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WarrenFaith picture WarrenFaith · Sep 30, 2011

Yes, they are the same. There is no difference, its just an alias.

Documentation:

The compiler accepts both "dip" and "dp", though "dp" is more consistent with "sp".

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