Most common use is to define the distance between lines of text. Negative values are not allowed.
Example
Paragraph with a small line height
Paragraph with a big line height
p.small {
line-height: 70%;
}
p.big {
line-height: 200%;
}
Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| normal | default value, sets a normal line height |
| number | sets a number that is multiplied with the current font size |
| length | sets the line height in px, em, pt,cm... |
| % | sets the line height in percentage of the current font |
| initial | sets this property to its default value |
| inherit | used to inherit the value from the parent element |
