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But how many characters are in a typical line of English?
by zeckalpha 13y ago
But how many characters are in a typical line of English?
- numbsafari 13y agoIt depends on your typography.
- baddox 13y agoMore than 80.
- deleted 13y ago[deleted]
- kps 13y agoTraditionally, Anything from 45 to 75 characters is widely-regarded as a satisfactory length of line for a single-column page set in a serifed text face in a text size. The 66-character line (counting both letters and spaces) is widely regarded as ideal. — Robert Bringhurst, The Elements of Typographic Style, 3rd Edition, §2.1.2