Typography - Getting The Hang Of Typography

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This takes some finessing to get the right spacing but here is an example of
what the code would look like:


1 body {

(^2) font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;
(^3) font-size: 12px;
(^4) line-height: 16px;
5 }


3. Hanging Quotes


Hang quotes in the margin of the body of text. By not doing so a quotation
mark that is flush with the text will interrupt the left margin and disrupt the
rhythm of the reader. The use of hanging quotes keeps the left alignment

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