Non-Designer’s Type Book, The, Second Edition

What are Bad Line Breaks?

Look for bad line breaks throughout every line of body copy. Of course, do this only on final copy, after all editing has been done! Here are several examples of the sorts of things to look for:

Justify the headline so it stays on one line. Use a line break (Shift Return/Enter) to bump “a” down to the next line, where it fits very nicely. Kern the line a tiny bit to bring the rest of the word up. Type a dischy in front of ...