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Getting line lengths right is very simple but sadly, most websites still have it wrong. The ideal length of a line of text is from 45 to 75 characters—including spaces. Anything that reaches far from that range becomes hard to read. Too much line switching when lines are too short and too few breaks for the eyes when they’re too long.

The recommended line height for paragraphs of text is usually between 1.3 and 1.7. Of course, this depends on many factors but that’s as close as I can get to a general recommendation. If the font you chose looks quite light and its x-height is small, then the line height will need to be closer to the lower end of that recommendation. The opposite is true if it’s a heavy or optically large font. It may also depend on the language. German language uses capital letters more than others so it’s recommended to use a larger line height. When it comes to readability, it’s better to have a line height that’s a bit tighter than one that is too loose. If lines of text seem to be drifting apart it’s hard to keep track which ones we read already and which one’s next