January 2003
Beginner to intermediate
1200 pages
23h 42m
English
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Text Properties
Probably the most common reason people think of stylesheets is to format text, so I'll start with the CSS text properties.
letter-spacing
CSS1 values: normal|<length>
CSS2 values: inherit
Default value: normal
Element support: All elements
Browser support: [IE4, IE5, IE6]
Style inherited: Yes
This property sets the spacing between text characters. It is implemented in Internet Explorer, but the implementation appears to be a little spotty.
line-height
CSS1 values: normal|<number>|<length>|<percentage>
CSS2 values: inherit
Default value: normal
Element support: All elements
Browser support: [IE3, IE4, IE5, IE6, NS4, NS6]
Style inherited: Yes
This property gives the minimum height of the element's box. Usually it is used to specify single ...