B.48. layout-grid

East Asian writing systems generally call for character layout to be performed in a grid. This nonstandard shorthand property lets you set all the properties associated with that grid in a single property declaration.

Inherited: Yes

See also: Section B.48layout-grid-char, Section B.50\layout-grid-line, Section B.51layout-grid-mode, and Section B.52layout-grid-type

B.48.1. Value

The format of this property is as follows:

layout-grid: mode
					type
					line
					char

The values in square brackets are optional, and have the following meanings:

  • mode is a valid value for layout-grid-mode

  • type is a valid value for layout-grid-type

  • line is a valid value for layout-grid-line

  • char is a valid value for layout-grid-char

Initial value: both loose ...

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