the recommended vertical distance between baselines when
setting consecutive lines of text with the font. This
is greater than @ascent+@descent by a
quantity known as the <firstterm>line spacing</firstterm>
or <firstterm>external leading</firstterm>. When space
is at a premium, most fonts can be set with only
a distance of @ascent+@descent between lines.
the recommended vertical distance between baselines when setting consecutive lines of text with the font. This is greater than @ascent+@descent by a quantity known as the <firstterm>line spacing</firstterm> or <firstterm>external leading</firstterm>. When space is at a premium, most fonts can be set with only a distance of @ascent+@descent between lines.