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Carlos Mena
1,805 PointsWhat does "1.2em/1.5 sans-serif;" mean?
In this video, the CSS for the body tag is:
body {
font: normal 1.2em/1.5 sans-serif;
padding: 2em;
}
I understand how 1.2em will result in a font size of 19px, but I don't know what the /1.5 sans-serif; part is doing.
4 Answers
Pedro Cabral
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 23,916 PointsThe second value corresponds to the line-height.
Carlos Mena
1,805 Pointsthank you!
Carlos Mena
1,805 Pointsthank you!
Carlos Mena
1,805 Pointsthank you!