004 — Reduce the line height of large texts
by Óscar Otero
1 min read
Large texts need less space between the lines. The bigger the text, the lesser the line height.
This text has a size of 18 pixels, with a line height of 170% (equivalent to 30.5 pixels), which looks great to read. You can have multiple lines and your eye never gets lost changing from one line to the next.
But the same line height of 170% applied to this larger text in 36 pixels doesn't look so nice because the lines are too far apart.
For large texts, we need to reduce the line height. This text has a line height of 150% (equivalent to 54 pixels), and it looks great again.
The line height not only depends on the font size but also the font family and the line length. This is an ability acquired with practice and eye training.
