Typography - Getting The Hang Of Typography

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margin unless you set this value in em. The formula for computing the EM
multiplier is: desired pixel size / current pixel size


Instead of punching this formula into a calculator time and again, you can
use this lookup EMCHART developed by Andy Ford with JavaScript.


When converting design comps to HTML/CSS templates, this chart is very
useful for calculating bottom margins, line-heights, top margins or top/
bottom padding among other things.

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