diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs.rs
index f850cacde..bab06814f 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs.rs
@@ -5373,7 +5373,7 @@ impl CharFields<'_> {
 /// A number attribute shown multiplied by `scale` (100 for a fraction shown as a percentage).
 fn char_number(ui: &mut egui::Ui, d: &mut Dialog, cf: &CharFields, key: &str, suffix: &str, scale: f64, range: (f64, f64)) {
     let v = cf.get(d, key).as_f64().map(|x| x * scale);
-    let field = crate::widgets::NumField::with_suffix(key, v, suffix, 2).width(80.0).range(range.0, range.1);
+    let field = crate::widgets::NumField::number(key, v, suffix, 2).width(80.0).range(range.0, range.1);
     let edit = if cf.sparse { field.show_or_clear(ui) } else { field.show(ui).map(Some) };
     if let Some(n) = edit {
         cf.set(d, key, n.map_or(Value::Null, |n| json!(n / scale)));
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/style_cjk.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/style_cjk.rs
index f337324f4..674cf44a7 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/style_cjk.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/style_cjk.rs
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ fn grid(id: &str) -> egui::Grid {
 /// emptying the field makes it automatic again.
 fn char_auto_number(ui: &mut egui::Ui, d: &mut Dialog, cf: &CharFields, key: &str, suffix: &str, scale: f64, range: (f64, f64)) {
     let v = cf.get(d, key).as_f64().map(|x| x * scale);
-    let field = crate::widgets::NumField::with_suffix(key, v, suffix, 2).width(80.0).range(range.0, range.1);
+    let field = crate::widgets::NumField::number(key, v, suffix, 2).width(80.0).range(range.0, range.1);
     if let Some(n) = field.show_or_clear(ui) {
         cf.set(d, key, n.map_or(Value::Null, |n| json!(n / scale)));
     }
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs
index ef78856db..0625fd3dc 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs
@@ -95,17 +95,18 @@ impl<'a> NumField<'a> {
     pub fn measure(id: &'a str, value: Option<f64>, unit: Unit) -> Self {
         Self::new(id, value, NumKind::Measure(unit))
     }
+    /// A number shown with `suffix` (`%`, `°`). A ` pt` suffix makes it a length in points that
+    /// reads any unit ([`Self::points`]), so no point field reads `13Q` as 13 pt.
     pub fn number(id: &'a str, value: Option<f64>, suffix: &'a str, decimals: usize) -> Self {
+        if suffix == " pt" {
+            return Self::points(id, value, decimals);
+        }
         Self::new(id, value, NumKind::Number { suffix, decimals })
     }
     /// A length in points (type size, leading, stroke weight…): shows `12 pt`, reads any unit.
     pub fn points(id: &'a str, value: Option<f64>, decimals: usize) -> Self {
         Self::new(id, value, NumKind::Points { decimals })
     }
-    /// [`Self::points`] for the ` pt` suffix, [`Self::number`] for any other.
-    pub fn with_suffix(id: &'a str, value: Option<f64>, suffix: &'a str, decimals: usize) -> Self {
-        if suffix == " pt" { Self::points(id, value, decimals) } else { Self::number(id, value, suffix, decimals) }
-    }
     fn new(id: &'a str, value: Option<f64>, kind: NumKind<'a>) -> Self {
         NumField {
             id,
@@ -343,7 +344,7 @@ pub fn spin_measure(ui: &mut Ui, id: &str, value: Option<f64>, unit: Unit, width
 
 /// A plain number field (percent, degrees, counts).
 pub fn number(ui: &mut Ui, id: &str, value: Option<f64>, suffix: &str, width: f32, decimals: usize) -> Option<f64> {
-    NumField::with_suffix(id, value, suffix, decimals).width(width).show(ui)
+    NumField::number(id, value, suffix, decimals).width(width).show(ui)
 }
 
 /// A number field with the spinner segment.
@@ -838,7 +839,10 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(close("5mm", 5.0 * designcraft_geom::units::PT_PER_MM));
         assert!(close("9pt+1H", 9.0 + designcraft_geom::units::PT_PER_Q));
         assert_eq!(k.parse("13x"), None, "an unknown unit is an invalid value, not 13 pt");
-        assert_eq!(NumField::with_suffix("a", None, "%", 0).kind, NumKind::Number { suffix: "%", decimals: 0 });
+        // Every ` pt` field reads units, whichever constructor made it (the Control panel's Font
+        // Size, Leading and Baseline Shift, Character ••• Baseline Shift…).
+        assert_eq!(NumField::number("a", None, " pt", 2).kind, NumKind::Points { decimals: 2 });
+        assert_eq!(NumField::number("a", None, "%", 0).kind, NumKind::Number { suffix: "%", decimals: 0 });
     }
 }