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◊ ( define - meta title "line spacing" )
◊ hanging - topic [ ( topic - from - metas metas ) ] { 120 – 145 % of the point size }
◊ em { Line spacing } is the vertical distance between lines of text . Most lawyers use either double - spaced lines or single - spaced lines — nothing in between .
These are obsolete ◊ xref { typewriter habits } . Originally , a typewriter ’ s platen could only move the paper vertically in units of a single line . Therefore , line - spacing choices were limited to one , two , or more lines at a time . Double - spacing became the default because single - spaced typewritten text is dense and hard to read . But double - spacing is still looser than optimal .
Most courts adopted their line - spacing standards in the typewriter era . That ’ s why court rules usually call for double - spaced lines . On a typewriter , each line is the height of the font , thus double spacing means twice the font size . So if you ’ re required to use a 12 - point font , double line spacing means 24 points .
Curiously , the so - called “ double ” line - spacing option in your word processor doesn ’ t produce true double line spacing . Microsoft Word ’ s “ double ” spacing , for instance , is about 15 % looser , and it varies depending on the font . To get accurate spacing , you should always set it yourself , exactly .