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Portable font sizing framework by Harry Roberts http://csswizardry.com/2012/02/pragmatic-practical-font-sizing-in-css/
/* Define your base font-size here; most elements will inherit this. */
html {
font-size: 16px; /* Assuming 16px... */
line-height: 1.5; /* 24px (This is now our magic number; all subsequent margin-bottoms and line-heights want to be a multiple of this number in order to maintain vertical rhythm.) */
}
/* Common margin-bottom for vertical rhythm. */
h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,
ul,ol,dl,
fieldset,
p,
table,
pre,
hr {
margin-bottom:24px;
margin-bottom:1.5rem;
}
/* These handle massive type, for less frequently occuring bits of text (e.g. in mastheads and banners). */
.giga {
font-size:80px;
font-size:5rem; /* 80px */
line-height:1.2; /* 96px */
}
.mega {
font-size:64px;
font-size:4rem; /* 64px */
line-height:1.125; /* 72px */
}
.kilo {
font-size:48px;
font-size:3rem; /* 48px */
line-height:1; /* 48px */
}
/* Define headings and their associated classes here. */
h1,.alpha {
font-size:32px;
font-size:2rem; /* 32px */
line-height:1.5; /* 48px */
}
h2,.beta {
font-size:1.5em; /* 24px */
line-height:1; /* 24px */
}
h3,.gamma {
font-size:20px;
font-size:1.25rem; /* 20px */
line-height:1.2; /* 24px */
}
h4,.delta {
font-size:18px;
font-size:1.125rem; /* 18px */
line-height:1.333; /* 24px */
}
h5,.epsilon {
font-size:16px;
font-size:1rem; /* 16px */
line-height:1.5; /* 24px */
}
h6,.zeta {
font-size:16px;
font-size:1rem; /* 16px */
line-height:1.5; /* 24px */
}
/* Smaller-than-body-copy sizes here. */
small, .milli {
font-size:12px;
font-size:0.75rem; /* 12px */
line-height:2; /* 24px */
}
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