Culture · 6 pages · 12 min
How leading and measure change readability
Leading sets the space between lines, and measure sets how long each line runs.
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From the opening
Leading is the vertical interval between lines, named from the strips of lead once placed between lines of metal type, and measure is how long the line is. The pair changes readability by setting how the eye tracks a line and how it finds the beginning of the next one. The opening covers lead strips between lines of type, a line too long to return from, and a line too short to breathe.
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Inside
- Lead strips between lines of type
- A line too long to return from
- A line too short to breathe
- Columns and poems spend it differently
- Where the idea stops applying
- A distinction worth keeping
Sources
- Leading as extra space between lines of metal type
- Line measure and the return sweep in continuous reading