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| - | ====== Bad Font Metrics Are Bad: Why Good Font Metrics Matter ====== | ||
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| - | CSS relies on accurate font metrics to generate correct layouts. Unfortunately, | ||
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| - | ===== Font Metrics Used by CSS ===== | ||
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| - | * alphabetic baseline | ||
| - | * ascent ('' | ||
| - | * descent ('' | ||
| - | * ex height ('' | ||
| - | * cap height ('' | ||
| - | * ... | ||
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| - | ===== Superscripts and Subscripts ===== | ||
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| - | ===== Initial Letters and Drop Caps ===== | ||
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| - | ===== Underlines and Overlines ===== | ||
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