Lines & composition
Hyphenation, endings, rivers, texture and overset.
Hyphenation ladders
Review consecutive hyphenated line endings in the composed text.
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Widows and orphans
Look at the paragraph and frame boundary before relying on a label.
Understand the topic →Short last lines
Judge the visual ending of the paragraph rather than a universal word-count rule.
Understand the topic →Rivers of white space
Check a supported corridor of whitespace across composed lines.
Understand the topic →Rag, texture and column balance
Compare reading rhythm and density with the intended page design.
Understand the topic →Leading, spacing and vertical rhythm
Understand the intended style baseline before normalizing local spacing.
Understand the topic →Overset and terminal-frame fit
Separate a text-fit problem from a decision about frame geometry.
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