CSS: Line height
Line height (interline spacing) is important when working with text. This parameter determines how much space there will be between lines.
| Insufficient line spacing | Optimal line height |
|---|---|
Text with a font size of 14 pixels and 14-pixel line height | Text with a font size of 14 pixels and 21 pixel line height |
Note that the left-hand text is harder to read. This is due to the fact that your eyes don't stay on one line, rather they constantly move between them.
To set the line height, we use the line-height property. The value is a number and a unit of measure. As with setting font size, you can use different units of measurement, but in this course we'll use pixels. Other units of measure will be explored later
Instructions
Add a paragraph to the editor with the class set to line-height with a font size of 24 pixels and a line spacing of 36 pixels. Add styles to the <style> tag.
Try adding long phrases to the paragraph and adjusting the line height to see how it affects readability
If you've reached a deadlock it's time to ask your question in the «Discussions». How ask a question correctly:
- Be sure to attach the test output, without it it's almost impossible to figure out what went wrong, even if you show your code. It's complicated for developers to execute code in their heads, but having a mistake before their eyes most probably will be helpful.
CSS: Line height
Line height (interline spacing) is important when working with text. This parameter determines how much space there will be between lines.
| Insufficient line spacing | Optimal line height |
|---|---|
Text with a font size of 14 pixels and 14-pixel line height | Text with a font size of 14 pixels and 21 pixel line height |
Note that the left-hand text is harder to read. This is due to the fact that your eyes don't stay on one line, rather they constantly move between them.
To set the line height, we use the line-height property. The value is a number and a unit of measure. As with setting font size, you can use different units of measurement, but in this course we'll use pixels. Other units of measure will be explored later
Instructions
Add a paragraph to the editor with the class set to line-height with a font size of 24 pixels and a line spacing of 36 pixels. Add styles to the <style> tag.
Try adding long phrases to the paragraph and adjusting the line height to see how it affects readability
If you've reached a deadlock it's time to ask your question in the «Discussions». How ask a question correctly:
- Be sure to attach the test output, without it it's almost impossible to figure out what went wrong, even if you show your code. It's complicated for developers to execute code in their heads, but having a mistake before their eyes most probably will be helpful.
Your exercise will be checked with these tests:
const { test } = require('tests');
test(({ query, expect }) => {
const element = query(document, 'p');
expect(element).to.have.class('line-height');
const style = getComputedStyle(element);
expect(style).to.have.property('font-size', '24px');
expect(style).to.have.property('line-height', '36px');
});Teacher's solution will be available in:
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