Pages

Prose

Long-form text with its rhythm on φ and headings one step down from the page scale.

Examples

Prose

On proportion

Long-form text gets its rhythm from the same ratio as the interface around it.

Paragraphs are spaced one unit apart; headings open a φ² gap above and close a φ⁻¹ gap below.

A smaller heading

Headings inside prose step down one notch, so an article never shouts over its own chrome.

Good design is as little design as possible.Dieter Rams

Anatomy

.proseWrapper for rendered text, capped at the text measure. Direct children are spaced one unit apart.
> h2 / h3 / h4Headings, one size step down from the page scale, with a wider gap above and a narrow one below.
> p.leadOptional opening paragraph, set larger and muted: the typography .lead.
> figure / pre / table / .code / .media / blockquoteBlock content, given more room above and below than paragraphs.
> hrSection break with the widest gap.
imgImages anywhere inside fill the measure.

Accessibility

  • Headings shrink but keep their level. Choose h2, h3, h4 for the outline under the page's h1, not for the size you want.
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