index.md

---

title: line-gap-override
slug: Web/CSS/@font-face/line-gap-override
page-type: css-at-rule-descriptor
browser-compat: css.at-rules.font-face.line-gap-override

---

{{CSSRef}}

The line-gap-override CSS descriptor defines the line-gap metric for the font. The line-gap metric is the font recommended line-gap or external leading.

Syntax

line-gap-override: normal;
line-gap-override: 90%;

Values

• normal

  • : The default value. When used the metric value is obtained from the font file.

• <percentage>

  • : A {{cssxref("<percentage>")}} value.

Formal definition

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Formal syntax

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Examples

Overriding metrics of a fallback font

The line-gap-override property can help when overriding the metrics of a fallback font to better match those of a primary web font.

@font-face {
  font-family: web-font;
  src: url("https://example.com/font.woff");
}

@font-face {
  font-family: local-font;
  src: local(Local Font);
  line-gap-override: 125%;
}

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

See also

• {{cssxref("@font-face/descent-override", "descent-override")}}

• {{cssxref("@font-face/font-display", "font-display")}}

• {{cssxref("@font-face/font-family", "font-family")}}

• {{cssxref("@font-face/font-weight", "font-weight")}}

• {{cssxref("@font-face/font-style", "font-style")}}

• {{cssxref("@font-face/font-stretch", "font-stretch")}}

• {{cssxref("font-feature-settings", "font-feature-settings")}}

• {{cssxref("@font-face/font-variation-settings", "font-variation-settings")}}

• {{cssxref("@font-face/line-gap-override", "line-gap-override")}}

• {{cssxref("@font-face/src", "src")}}

• {{cssxref("@font-face/size-adjust", "size-adjust")}}

• {{cssxref("@font-face/unicode-range", "unicode-range descriptor")}}