Css line length

1. How do you set the length of a line in CSS?
2. What does 1.5 line height mean?
3. How do I limit character length in CSS?
4. What is the ideal line length?

How do you set the length of a line in CSS?

To ensure line lengths don't exceed 80 characters, the CSS max-width property can be set using font-relative lengths of around 70ch or 34em (note that this value will need to be adjusted slightly up or down depending on the font used).

What does 1.5 line height mean?

line-height: 1.5 (without units) will mutiply the element's font size by 1.5 to compute the line height. line-height: 150% will take 150% of the element's computed font size to compute the line height, which is equivalent to multiply it by 1.5 .

How do I limit character length in CSS?

While you can't use CSS alone to do this, you can limit the amount of characters show using CSS as Darren has suggested. You need to set your text container to white-space: no-wrap, text-overflow: ellipsis, and overflow:hidden. Then simply set the size for your container.

What is the ideal line length?

Line length & font size

45 to 80 characters (per line) is the ideal line length for text on websites. The final number of characters per line depends on the font, but so long as your content is falling within the above parameters, you're making it as easy as possible for visitors to read your content.