TermCraft conventionFoundational
Leading
The space between lines of text.
Definition
The vertical distance between baselines of consecutive lines of text.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
In plain language
The space between lines of text.
Example
Body text at 16 pixels usually needs around 1.5 line height to read comfortably.
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Each link says what the connection is, so you can tell a principle from an alternative from a thing people mix this up with.
Deeper reading
The full entry behind this definition.
- Text SpacingAccessibility
- Line HeightUI foundation
- ReadabilityUI foundation
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Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.