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Keywords: Picas, Typography, Typeset, Width, Glyph

Related Terms: Align , Alignment, Alignment, Baseline, Chord , Indent, Justification, Justify, Line, Line, Line, Ray, Rule, Sideline, Stichometry, Leading, Center Line, Measure, Midline, Centerline, Paragraph, Word Wrap, Base Line, Hanging Indent, Polyline, Parallel Lines, Centre Line, Hog Line, Line Spacing, Line Weight, Trend Line, Long Line, Tagline, Short Line, Intersecting Lines, Line Segment, Branch Line, Cap Line, Drop Cap, Line Break, Current Line, Linespacing, Center Mark, Bar Line, Straight Line, In Line, Running Line, Line Of Action, Touch Line

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The distance, in points, from the origin of the first glyph on a line through the advance width of the last glyph.

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a function of the width of the text block, minus any indents. For body copy, line length should be, in picas, 1 to 2.5 times the size of type, in points.

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the width of a line of type in picas or points.

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In typography, the overall width of a typeset line, usually the area between two margins.

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The theoretical length of a common rafter, measured through the centre of the face of the rafter.

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In Typography Line length is the width occupied by a block of typeset text, measured in inches, picas and points. A block of text or paragraph has a maximum line length that fits a determined design.

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