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What this CSS code means (font-size division)?

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Sorry everyone, I really can't find any better title for my question.

I have encountered with this code

font: 9pt/18px Tahoma; 

Do you know what it means?

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Saleh Avatar asked Jun 18 '11 09:06

Saleh


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1 Answers

Yes. It's a short-hand way of writing font-size and line-height together.

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Spudley Avatar answered Oct 02 '22 20:10

Spudley