Orphans and widows

Orphan
- a short line that appears at the top of a column and is usually the last line of a paragraph from the preceding column.

Widow
- a short line at the end of a paragraph

Ignoring widows and orphans is not an option.

From Designing with type by James Craig (chapter 3, p69)


  1. jakakistan

    so basically… when the bread winner of the family passes on…




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