16pt business cards

What is 16pt? Point or the more common usage pt. is the term used to indicate the thickness of cover papers. You will see business cards cover papers commonly referred to as 12 pt., 14 pt., and 16pt. In the case of 16 pt., this would be stated as "16 point paper." The higher the pt value the thicker the paper. Therefore 16 pt is thicker than 14 pt. or 12 pt