---
title: Point.dist()
---
The `Point.dist()` method returns the distance (in mm) between this point and
the point you pass it.
## Signature
```js
float point.dist(Point point)
```
## Point.dist() example
<Example caption="An example of the Point.dist() method">
```js
({ Point, points, Path, paths, units, part }) => {
points.from = new Point(10, 10)
points.to = new Point(80, 70)
points.text = points.from
.shiftFractionTowards(points.to, 0.6)
.setText(units(points.from.dist(points.to)), 'text-sm fill-note center')
paths.line = new Path()
.move(points.from)
.line(points.to)
.setClass('dashed')
return part
}
```
</Example>
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