line-height en · NOUN
Meanings
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The height of a line of text.
Therefore, you could give an inline nonreplaced element a line-height of 1em and still have its background overlap the content of other lines.
2006, Eric Meyer, CSS: The Definitive Guide, page 194:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| line-heights | Number=Plur | lexicographic |