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Body text sits in a single column of about 66 characters, the width the eye follows most comfortably across a long piece. It is set in a text serif at a generous size and line height, so reading for twenty minutes feels no different from reading for two.

Paragraphs are separated by a full line of space rather than an indent. This keeps a long piece easy to scan back through, and gives each thought room before the next one starts.

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Section headings use the display serif at a larger size. They create rhythm down the page and give the reader somewhere to stop. A piece only needs them when it is long enough to want them.

Links inside the text are underlined so they never depend on colour alone, like this placeholder link. Emphasis is set in italic and strong text in semibold.

Caption text sits here, in the interface sans at a smaller size, so it reads as a note and not as part of the writing.

Images can leave the text column and run wider than the words. The caption stays attached to the image and is visually distinct from the body.

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A quote like the one above sits wider than the column, in italic display type with space around it. It is an editorial moment and not a graphic, and it appears only when the writing earns it.

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The end of a piece is quiet. A short author note and the next piece follow, with no sidebars, prompts or panels competing for attention.