Comment by corbet
4 days ago
Nobody has ever asked us to do that; I take it you would prefer a larger line spacing?
If nothing else, we can easily add a customization option for that.
4 days ago
Nobody has ever asked us to do that; I take it you would prefer a larger line spacing?
If nothing else, we can easily add a customization option for that.
Compare and contrast:
Existing line-height:
https://i.ibb.co/dJc14J7G/Screenshot-2026-09-02-at-08-35-06....
With "line-height: 1.25" on <p> tags:
https://i.ibb.co/RkGBQF0D/Screenshot-2026-09-02-at-08-36-17....
on this article:
https://lwn.net/Articles/1092229/
Times New Roman (and STIX Two Text, Libertinus Serif clones) has been designed with increased x-height while keeping the same line height, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_New_Roman#/media/File:Ti...
It's normal for it to appear denser vertically. Your example of increased line height looks suitable for subheadings, but in no way represents the typographic tradition of its use.