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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Understanding Values and Units Fonts and Line Height Review

Naraendra Reddy
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Naraendra Reddy
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What is the answer to the question below:

font: 1em/1.5 Helvetica, Arial, serif; In the font shorthand declaration, __ is the font size and __ is the lineheight.

Thanks in advance!

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benyoungblood
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benyoungblood
benyoungblood
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The size is first, line spacing is second. Line height doesn't require px, em, or any other additional characters whereas with font size you have to define if it's px, em, or percentages.