Leading
The space between lines of text.
TermCraft conventionFoundational
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.
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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.
Local chart
TERM·059 · Region X · Grid D6
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Deeper reading
The full entry behind this definition.
- Text SpacingA11Y·015 · Accessibility
- Line HeightFND·034 · UI foundation
- ReadabilityFND·036 · UI foundation
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