Leading

: This article deals with the typographical meaning of "leading". For the management meaning, see leadership.

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In typography, leading (IPA {{IPA|}}, rhymes with heading) refers to the amount of added space between lines of type. When type was set by hand for printing presses, printers placed slugs—strips of lead of various thicknesses—between lines of type to add space.

Related Topics:
Typography - IPA - Printing press - Lead

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