Set line spacing

Css Problem Overview

How can I set line spacing with CSS, like we can set it in MS Word?

Css Solutions

Solution 1 - Css

Try the line-height property.

For example, 12px font-size and 4px distant from the bottom and upper lines:

line-height: 20px; /* 4px +12px + 4px */

Or with em units

line-height: 1.7em; /* 1em = 12px in this case. 20/12 == 1.666666  */

Solution 2 - Css

You can also use a unit-less value, which is the number of lines: line-height: 2; is double spaced, line-height: 1.5; is one and a half, etc.

Solution 3 - Css

You cannot set inter-paragraph spacing in CSS using line-height, the spacing between <p> blocks. That instead sets the intra-paragraph line spacing, the space between lines within a <p> block. That is, line-height is the typographer's inter-line leading within the paragraph is controlled by line-height.

I presently do not know of any method in CSS to produce (for example) a 0.15em inter-<p> spacing, whether using em or rem variants on any font property. I suspect it can be done with more complex floats or offsets. A pity this is necessary in CSS.

Solution 4 - Css

If you want condensed lines, you can set same value for font-size and line-height

In your CSS file

.condensedlines {              
    font-size:   10pt;
    line-height: 10pt;  /* try also a bit smaller line-height */
}

In your HTML file

<p class="condensedlines">
bla bla bla bla bla bla <br>
bla bla bla bla bla bla <br>
bla bla bla bla bla bla <br>
</p>

--> Play with this snippet on jsfiddle.net

You can also increase line-height for fine line spacing control:

.mylinespacing {
    font-size:   10pt;
    line-height: 14pt; /* 14 = 10 + 2 above + 2 below */
}

Solution 5 - Css

Try this property

line-height:200%;

line-height:17px;

use the increase & decrease the volume

Solution 6 - Css

I am not sure if this is what you meant:

line-height: size;

Solution 7 - Css

Try line-height property; there are many ways to assign line height

Solution 8 - Css

Yup, as everyone's saying, line-height is the thing. Any font you are using, a mid-height character (such as a or ■, not going through the upper or lower) should go with the same height-length at line-height: 0.6 to 0.65.

<div style="line-height: 0.65; font-family: 'Fira Code', monospace, sans-serif">
aaaaa<br>
aaaaa<br>
aaaaa<br>
aaaaa<br>
aaaaa
</div>
<br>
<br>

<div style="line-height: 0.6; font-family: 'Fira Code', monospace, sans-serif">
■■■■■■■■■■<br>
■■■■■■■■■■<br>
■■■■■■■■■■<br>
■■■■■■■■■■<br>
■■■■■■■■■■<br>
■■■■■■■■■■<br>
■■■■■■■■■■<br>
■■■■■■■■■■<br>
■■■■■■■■■■<br>
■■■■■■■■■■
</div>
<br>
<br>
<strong>BUT</strong>
<br>
<br>
<div style="line-height: 0.65; font-family: 'Fira Code', monospace, sans-serif">
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</div>

Solution 9 - Css

lineSpacing is used in React Native (or native mobile apps).

For web you can use letterSpacing (or letter-spacing)

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