Tailwind CSS tutorial #22: Line Height

In the article, we will go into detail on how to use Line Height.

Line Height

Format

leading-{normal|relaxed|loose}

Tailwind Class	CSS Property
`leading-3`	`line-height: .75rem; /* 12px */`
`leading-4`	`line-height: 1rem; /* 16px */`
`leading-5`	`line-height: 1.25rem; /* 20px */`
`leading-6`	`line-height: 1.5rem; /* 24px */`
`leading-7`	`lline-height: 1.75rem; /* 28px */`
`leading-8`	`line-height: 2rem; /* 32px */`
`leading-9`	`line-height: 2.25rem; /* 36px */`
`leading-10`	`line-height: 2.5rem; /* 40px */`
`leading-none`	`line-height: 1;`
`leading-tight`	`line-height: 1.25;`
`leading-snug`	`line-height: 1.375;`
`leading-normal`	`line-height: 1.5;`
`leading-relaxed`	`line-height: 1.625;`
`leading-loose`	`line-height: 2;`

Code



<ul class="container mx-auto divide-y divide-gray-400 divide-dotted" style="font-family: Raleway">
  <li class="flex items-center justify-between px-4 py-2">
    <div>
      <p class="text-md leading-normal">Bubble Gum robot, or “Bubbles” for short, is from a family of track-footed robots that ¬originated from an experiment melding candy vending machines with robotics in the early 1980s. Bubbles is a favorite of Binaryville, not just because she generously dispenses candy, but also because she has one of the more "bubbly" personalities of the villagers.</p>  
      <div class="text-xs font-mono font-light leading-tight text-gray-500 mt-2"><span class="font-bold">letter-spacing:</span>: -0.05em</div>
    </div>
    <div class="text-xs font-semibold font-mono whitespace-nowrap px-2 py-1 ml-5 rounded text-white bg-pink-500 rounded-2">leading-normal</div>
  </li>
  <li class="flex items-center justify-between px-4 py-2">
    <div>
      <p class="text-md leading-relaxed ">Bubble Gum robot, or “Bubbles” for short, is from a family of track-footed robots that ¬originated from an experiment melding candy vending machines with robotics in the early 1980s. Bubbles is a favorite of Binaryville, not just because she generously dispenses candy, but also because she has one of the more "bubbly" personalities of the villagers.</p>  
      <div class="text-xs font-mono font-light leading-tight text-gray-500 mt-2"><span class="font-bold">letter-spacing</span>: -0.025em</div>
    </div>
    <div class="text-xs font-semibold font-mono whitespace-nowrap px-2 py-1 ml-5 rounded text-white bg-pink-500 rounded-2">leading-relaxed </div>
  </li>
  <li class="flex items-center justify-between px-4 py-2">
    <div>
      <p class="text-md leading-loose">Bubble Gum robot, or “Bubbles” for short, is from a family of track-footed robots that ¬originated from an experiment melding candy vending machines with robotics in the early 1980s. Bubbles is a favorite of Binaryville, not just because she generously dispenses candy, but also because she has one of the more "bubbly" personalities of the villagers.</p>  
      <div class="text-xs font-mono font-light leading-tight text-gray-500 mt-2"><span class="font-bold">letter-spacing:</span>: 0</div>
    </div>
    <div class="text-xs font-semibold font-mono whitespace-nowrap px-2 py-1 ml-5 rounded text-white bg-pink-500 rounded-2">leading-loose</div>
  </li>
</ul

Full code:
The overall code will be attached to repo link.

Overall Output

Resources:
tailwind.css

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