2026-10-26 07:25 UTC
But what is em?
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@sukhmel@programming.dev 2026-10-26 07:42
It’s a width same as point size of a font: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Em_(typography)
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@moriquende@lemmy.world 2026-10-26 16:13
Em means the letter M. That’s what it’s called. Historically, M in a font was equally as wide as it was tall, so it’s used to refer to the font size.