Body height (typography)

Body height (typography)

:"for the height of a human body, see Human height"

In typography, the body height refers to the distance between the top of the tallest letterform to the bottom of the lowest one [ [http://typeindex.org/tutorial_anatomy.php TypeIndex.org - The International Type Index] ] .

ee also

*En (typography)
*X-height
*Small caps

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