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I want to change the "line height" of a font, that is the space between lines when the font is typed. I'd like to increase the space. (I need to use several fonts font in a text app with a fixed (non editable) line spacing).

I'm not very experienced with fonts. I do have Fontographer, and I tried several things like changing the "base point" but it seems to have no effect.

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  • Why would you want to mess with font files when you can set the fixed line-height (in pixels) right in your app?
    – Const
    Mar 9, 2013 at 11:48
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    @Const That is just it, I cannot set the line height in the app. That is why I am asking the question. Thanks.
    – OWolf
    Mar 9, 2013 at 11:53
  • What app can you not change line-height in?
    – Lauren-Clear-Monica-Ipsum
    Mar 9, 2013 at 13:42
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    graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/a/4069/5489 - see if this thread helps you at all. Any glyph in a font is set in an invisible square called an "em-square" or "em-height" by people who answered. Increasing that might increase your leading (line height).
    – Brendan
    Mar 9, 2013 at 13:54
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    If you're developing the app, it should be simple to set the leading: android:lineSpacingExtra, and for iOS: UITexTView.
    – Lèse majesté
    Mar 9, 2013 at 22:45

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Note: This answer is a transliteration of my comment above for the sake of having an answer. MrWolfy noted that changing the UPM size in Fontographer was the equivalent of what I was speculating.

Any glyph in a font is set in an invisible square called an "em-square" or "em-height".

Increasing that might increase your leading (line height).

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You can use this tiny js script https://github.com/norflin321/font-lh-changer

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