Editing Leading (section)

{{Short description|In typography, spacing between lines}}
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In [[typography]], '''leading''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|ɛ|d|ɪ|ŋ}} {{respell|LED|ing}}) is the space between adjacent lines of type; the exact definition varies.

In hand [[typesetting]], leading is the thin strips of [[lead]] (or [[aluminium]]) that were inserted between lines of type in the [[composing stick]] to increase the vertical distance between them. The thickness of the strip is called leading and is equal to the difference between the size of the type and the distance from one [[baseline (typography)|baseline]] to the next. For instance, given a type size of 10&nbsp;[[Point (typography)|points]] and a distance between baselines of 12&nbsp;points, the leading would be 2&nbsp;points.

The term is still used in modern [[page layout|page-layout]] software such as [[QuarkXPress]], the Affinity Suite, and [[Adobe InDesign]]. Consumer-oriented word-processing software often talks of '''line spacing''' or, more accurately, '''interline spacing'''.