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An experiment with different font sizes and relative positioning, in order to get good baselines. Key takeaway: line-height + margin-bottom of each headline should equal the line-height + margin-bottom of the h1; also, each headline's position:relative;to
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baseline.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Page Title</title>
<style type="text/css" media="screen">
/* from Eric Meyer: v2.0b1 | 201101 */
a, abbr, acronym, address, applet, article, aside, audio, b, big, blockquote, body, canvas, caption, center, cite, code, dd, del, details, dfn, div, dl, dt, em, fieldset, figcaption, figure, footer, form, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, header, hgroup, html, i, iframe, img, ins, kbd, label, legend, li, mark, menu, nav, object, ol, p, pre, q, s, samp, section, small, span, strike, strong, sub, summary, sup, table, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, time, tr, tt, u, ul, var, video{border:0;font:inherit;font-size:100%;margin:0;outline:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline}
/* HTML5 display-role reset for older browsers */
article, aside, details, figcaption, figure,
footer, header, hgroup, menu, nav, section{display:block}
body{line-height:1}
ol, ul{list-style:none}
blockquote, q{quotes:none}
blockquote:before, blockquote:after, q:before, q:after{content:'';content:none}
ins{text-decoration:none}
del{text-decoration:line-through}
table{border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0}
/* end of Eric Meyer's CSS Reset */
body, input, select, textarea{font-family:'helvetica neue',helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px;line-height:20px}
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p {border-bottom:1px solid #000;display:inline-block;font-weight:bold;opacity:.3;padding:0 10px;position:relative;width:100%;}
h1{font-size:35px;line-height:40px;top:0px;margin-bottom:0;border-color:red;}
h2{font-size:30px;line-height:36px;top:4px;margin-bottom:4px;border-color:orange;}
h3{font-size:25px;line-height:32px;top:8px;margin-bottom:8px;border-color:yellow;}
h4{font-size:20px;line-height:28px;top:12px;margin-bottom:12px;border-color:green;}
h5{font-size:15px;line-height:25px;top:15px;margin-bottom:15px;border-color:blue;}
h6{font-size:10px;line-height:21px;top:19px;margin-bottom:19px;border-color:indigo;}
p{font-size:12px;line-height:40px;top:0px;border-color:violet;}
div{float:left;width:10px;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div style="display:none">
<p>
Paragraphs aren't really working right. In fact, much of this is plain screwy.
</p>
<p>
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
</p>
</div>
<div>
<h1>h1</h1><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h3>h3</h3><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
</div>
<div>
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h3>h3</h3><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h1>h1</h1><br />
</div>
<div>
<h3>h3</h3><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h1>h1</h1><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
</div>
<div>
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h1>h1</h1><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h3>h3</h3><br />
</div>
<div>
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h1>h1</h1><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h3>h3</h3><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
</div>
<div>
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h1>h1</h1><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h3>h3</h3><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h5>h5</h5><br />
</div>
<div>
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h1>h1</h1><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h5>h5</h5><br />
</div>
<div>
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
</div>
<div>
<h3>h3</h3><br />
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h3>h3</h3><br />
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
</div>
<div>
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h1>h1</h1><br />
</div>
<div>
<h3>h3</h3><br />
<h3>h3</h3><br />
<h3>h3</h3><br />
<h1>h1</h1><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
</div>
<div>
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h3>h3</h3><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h1>h1</h1><br />
</div>
<div>
<h1>h1</h1><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h3>h3</h3><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h1>h1</h1><br />
<h1>h1</h1><br />
</div>
<div>
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h5>h5</h5><br />
</div>
<div>
<h3>h3</h3><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h1>h1</h1><br />
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
</div>
<div>
<h1>h1</h1><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h1>h1</h1><br />
<h1>h1</h1><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
</div>
<div>
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h3>h3</h3><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h3>h3</h3><br />
<h1>h1</h1><br />
</div>
<div>
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
</div>
<div>
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h1>h1</h1><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
</div>
<div>
<h1>h1</h1><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
</div>
<div>
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
</div>
<div>
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h3>h3</h3><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h1>h1</h1><br />
<h3>h3</h3><br />
</div>
<div>
<h3>h3</h3><br />
<h1>h1</h1><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
</div>
<div>
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h1>h1</h1><br />
</div>
<div>
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h1>h1</h1><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
</div>
<div>
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h3>h3</h3><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h3>h3</h3><br />
</div>
<div>
<h3>h3</h3><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
</div>
<div>
<h3>h3</h3><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
</div>
<div>
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h1>h1</h1><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h1>h1</h1><br />
</div>
<div>
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h3>h3</h3><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h3>h3</h3><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h1>h1</h1><br />
</div>
<div>
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h1>h1</h1><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
</div>
<div>
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h3>h3</h3><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h1>h1</h1><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h5>h5</h5><br />
</div>
<div>
<h3>h3</h3><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
</div>
<div>
<h3>h3</h3><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h1>h1</h1><br />
<h3>h3</h3><br />
</div>
<div>
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h3>h3</h3><br />
<h1>h1</h1><br />
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
</div>
<div>
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h3>h3</h3><br />
<h1>h1</h1><br />
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h3>h3</h3><br />
</div>
<div>
<h1>h1</h1><br />
<h2>h2</h2><br />
<h3>h3</h3><br />
<h4>h4</h4><br />
<h5>h5</h5><br />
<h6>h6</h6><br />
</div>
</body>
</html>
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