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Improve your web typography with baseline shift

# Linked to 11 May 2009, 02:30 in Articles by Sam Brown

The baseline is an invisible line onto which all type characters sit, although of course some characters (including ‘j’, ‘p’, ‘g’ and ‘y’) have descenders that hang below the baseline. Baseline shift involves moving characters up or down in relation to the baseline and using it effectively can make a huge difference to the professional look of your type.

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