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It's to mirror old typesetting syntax, where you'd have font set as, for instance "10pt on 12pt", or "10pt/12pt".

David M
– David M

2009-03-31 16:06:28 +00:00
Commented Mar 31, 2009 at 16:06
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I actually use this quite a bit. The designer I work with always refers to sizing as, for example, "14 over 22". I put it in by accident one day and was surprised/content when it worked.

Dylan Lukes
– Dylan Lukes

2013-03-07 20:08:59 +00:00
Commented Mar 7, 2013 at 20:08
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a quickie: does this format also not require the font-family to be specified? My browsers are ignoring this property: font: 12px/16px; but accepting this: font: 12px/16px sans-serif; This behaviour is also documented here

kumarharsh
– kumarharsh

2013-07-01 11:28:42 +00:00
Commented Jul 1, 2013 at 11:28
@Harsh Yes, a family (along with a size) is minimally required for the font shorthand property as you can see in the official definition.

Konrad Rudolph
– Konrad Rudolph

2013-07-01 11:34:45 +00:00
Commented Jul 1, 2013 at 11:34
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thanks for the clarification. Perhaps you can update the answer (or the question) as it is slightly misleading in that a casual reader can assume that only a SIZE/LINE_HEIGHT declaration would work.

kumarharsh
– kumarharsh

2013-07-01 12:12:46 +00:00
Commented Jul 1, 2013 at 12:12

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