Letter Compositions, ContinuedLegibility(Continued)LINE SPACING: Line spacing is the space between lines of lettering. Linespacing may also be called leading. The distance between lines of letteringshould not be exactly the same dimension as letter height, but there should beenough air space between lines of lettering to make it easy to read. Thespace between lines may vary from ½ to 1 ½ times the height of the letter.Generally, a good distance for space between lines of lettering is two-thirdsletter height. This leaves sufficient space for ascenders and descenders.Figure 5-40 shows different line spacing.Figure 5-40.—Letter spacing or leading.Continued on next page5-39
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