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The 66-character line (counting both letters and spaces) is widely regarded as ideal. For multiple column work, a better average is 40 to 50 characters.” When typographers set the measure and text size for printed media, those dimensions are fixed and unchangeable in their physical manifestation.
- What is the ideal line length for best readability?
- How do you measure typography?
- What is 10 point type size?
What is the ideal line length for best readability?
Ruder concluded that the optimal line length for body text is 50–60 characters per line, including spaces (“Typographie”, E. Ruder). Other sources suggest that up to 75 characters is acceptable.
How do you measure typography?
The height of type is measured in points, and the width of a letter or a line of type is measured in picas. Point size is the height of the body of a letter in a typeface; originating in metal type, it was a slug of lead the typeface was set upon. The width of a typeface is measured in characters per pica.
What is 10 point type size?
Typographic units
At 0.375 mm, it was slightly bigger than today's PostScript or DTP point which measures 0.353 mm . So if you enter a 10 pt font size in Microsoft Word or Adobe InDesign, you define that your font will have a size of 3.53 mm.
