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![](file.jpg){ width=50% }
```
-- Dimensions are converted to inches for output in page-based formats like
- LaTeX. Dimensions are converted to pixels for output in HTML-like
- formats. Use the `--dpi` option to specify the number of pixels per
- inch. The default is 96dpi.
+- Dimensions may be converted to a form that is compatible with
+ the output format (for example, dimensions given in pixels will
+ be converted to inches when converting HTML to LaTeX). Conversion
+ between pixels and physical measurements is affected by the
+ `--dpi` option (by default, 96 dpi is assumed, unless the image
+ itself contains dpi information).
- The `%` unit is generally relative to some available space.
For example the above example will render to the following.
- HTML: `<img href="file.jpg" style="width: 50%;" />`