#lang pollen

◊(define-meta title "space between paragraphs")
◊hanging-topic[(topic-from-metas metas)]{Use 4–10 points}

◊em{Space between paragraphs} is an alternative to a ◊xref{first-line indent} for signaling the start of a new paragraph.

The worst way to put space between paragraphs is to insert an extra carriage return. (See ◊xref{carriage returns} for why.)

As with first-line indents, you want the space to be large enough to be easily noticed but not so large that the paragraphs seem disconnected. Four to ten points of space will usually suffice.