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  • line-height

    Introduction

    The line-height CSS property sets the height of a line box. It's commonly used to set the distance between lines of text.

    Syntax

    Values

    • normal
      Default value.

    • <number>
      The used value is this unitless <number> multiplied by the element's own font size.

    • <length>
      The specified <length> is used in the calculation of the line box height.

    Formal definition

    Initial valuenormal
    Applies totext
    Inheritedyes
    Animatableno

    Formal syntax

    normal | <length> | <number>

    Difference with web

    • line-height only effect <text> element.

    Best Practices

    • line-height in lynx will clip text content, so the value must be greater than element's font-size

    • line-height is paragraph style . set in inline text has no effect.

    Compatibility

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