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Posted by Alexander Teterin
Alexander Teterin
1,447 Points

Would you be so kind to tell what does this rule mean? I don't understand the sign "/". font: 1.05em/1.5

Would you be so kind to tell what does this rule mean?
I don't understand the sign "/". font: 1.05em/1.5 'Raleway', sans-serif;

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,656 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,656 Points

The "font" setting is a shorthand for several other settings, including font-size and line-height.

According to the MDN page:

line-height must immediately follow font-size, preceded by "/", like this: "16px/3"

So in your example, "font-size" is 1.05em, and "line-height" is 1.5.