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The main principle of the baseline grid is that the bottom of every line of text (the baseline) falls on a vertical grid set in even increments all the way down the page.
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You’ll notice in the previous example that the text doesn’t fall directly on the grid lines. Because of the way CSS renders line-height (by adding space above and below the letters)
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Dave McNallyA great tutorial on baseline grids by Wilson Miner
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Sarah Beaubiengood reference for consistency in typography
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Mauricio úzüga Castrod letting list ite
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Gary BurgeThe main principle of the baseline grid is that the bottom of every line of text (the baseline) falls on a vertical grid set in even increments all the way down the page. Imagine those old Big Chief ruled writing pads they gave you in grade school to prac
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with the grid turned on in this example.
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I’ve chosen a pretty standard base font size of 12 pixels, and set the line-height at 18 pixels, which gives us a nice open leading of about 150%. It’s important to think about your line-heights up front.
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rchk !A List Apart: Articles: Setting Type on the Web to a Baseline Grid
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We can apply the same principles of proportion and balance to the type within those columns by borrowing another technique from our print brethren: the baseline grid.
The main principle of the baseline grid is that the bottom of every line of text (the baseline) falls on a vertical grid set in even increments all the way down th -
We can apply the same principles of proportion and balance to the type within those columns by borrowing another technique from our print brethren: the baseline grid.
The main principle of the baseline grid is that the bottom of every line of text (the baseline) falls on a vertical grid set in even increments all the way down th
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wey wangThe main principle of the baseline grid is that the bottom of every line of text (the baseline) falls on a vertical grid set in even increments all the way down the page. Imagine those old Big Chief ruled writing pads they gave you in grade school to prac
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