By default all text is set to wrap at 80 characters to achieve a readable line length.
Readable line lengths make text a lot more comfortable to read and scan and thus absorb information more readaly.
Readable line lengths are also now part of the WCAG accessibility standard: https://www.w3.org/TR/2008/REC-WCAG20-20081211/#visual-audio-contrast-visual-presentation.
Headings use the Major Third 1.25 sizing scale (with h5 set at the base font size) and margin top of 2em (2 x their own font size). This provides pleasnt vertical rythym and content heirachy.
<div class="ds-block">
<h1>This is a heading 1 <h1></h1>
<h2>This is a heading 2 <h2></h2>
<h3>This is a heading 3 <h3></h3>
<h4>This is a heading 4 <h4></h4>
<h5>This is a heading 5 <h5></h5>
<h6>This is a heading 6 <h6></h6>
</div>
<div class="ds-block">
<p>This is a <strong>paragraph</strong> <p>. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Here is <a href="https://google.com">a link</a> in the middle. I watched the storm, so beautiful yet terrific.</p>
</div>
Use class ds-small
(or ds-footnote) on a paragraph for a small text paragraph.
Useful for footnotes
<div class="ds-block">
<p class="ds-small">This is a <strong>small paragraph</strong> <p>. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Here is <a href="https://google.com">a link</a> in the middle. I watched the storm, so beautiful yet terrific.</p>
<!-- small tag also works -->
<p><small>This is a <strong>small paragraph</strong> <p>. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Here is <a href="https://google.com">a link</a> in the middle. I watched the storm, so beautiful yet terrific.</small></p>
</div>
Use class ds-lead
on paragraph to make it a lead paragrapgh
<div class="ds-block">
<p class="ds-lead">This is a <strong>lead paragraph</strong> <p>. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Here is <a href="https://google.com">a link</a> in the middle. I watched the storm, so beautiful yet terrific.</p>
</div>
<div class="ds-block">
<dl title="Nautical terms">
<dt>Knot</dt>
<dd>
<p>A <em>knot</em> is a unit of speed equaling 1
nautical mile per hour (1.15 miles per hour or 1.852
kilometers per hour).</p>
</dd>
<dt>Port</dt>
<dd>
<p><em>Port</em> is the nautical term (used on
boats and ships) that refers to the left side
of a ship, as perceived by a person facing towards
the bow (the front of the vessel).</p>
</dd>
<dt>Starboard</dt>
<dd>
<p><em>Starboard</em> is the nautical term (used
on boats and ships) that refers to the right
side of a vessel, as perceived by a person
facing towards the bow (the front of the vessel).</p>
</dd>
</dl>
</div>
Inline text elements are used within headings, paragraphs and list items to markup and format words and phrases.
<div class="ds-block">
<p><a href="https://www.example.org">External link (to non latrobe.edu.au site)</a> has external-link icon automatically appended</a></p>
<p><a href="https://latrobe.edu.au">Internal link (latrobe.edu.au)</a> - <a href="https://wwww.latrobe.edu.au">Internal link (www.latrobe.edu.au)</a></p>
<p>Strong is used to indicate strong importance <strong>visually and aurally</strong>.</p>
<p>Emphasis is used to give text emphasis <em>visually and aurally</em>.</p>
<p>Subscript for things like H<sub>2</sub>O</p>
<p>Superscript for things like Nike<sup>™</sup></p>
<p>Delete for indicating an edit: in this case a deletion denoted by a <del>strike through</del> as opposed to an addition - see ins tag below.</p>
<p>Code for inline code examples: <code>var dog = "poodle";</code>. Often used within pre tag when multiline code example needed.</p>
<p>Bold and Italics are similiar to strong and emphasis but are <b>visual</b> <i>only</i>.</p>
<p>Abbreviation element represents an abbreviation or acronym <abbr>NASA</abbr>.</p>
<p>The optional title attribute can provide an expansion or description for the abbreviation. If present, title must contain this full description and nothing else: <abbr title="HyperText Markup Language">HTML</abbr></p>
<p>The <cite>cite element</cite></p>
<p>The <dfn>dfn element</dfn></p>
<p><dfn title="Title text">dfn element with title</dfn></p>
<p>The <ins>ins element</ins></p>
<p>The <kbd>kbd element</kbd></p>
<p>The <mark>mark element</mark></p>
<p>The <q>q element</q></p>
<p>The <q>q element <q>inside</q> a q element</q> example</p>
<p>The <s>s element</s></p>
<p>The <samp>samp element</samp></p>
<p>The <small>small element</small></p>
<p>The <u>u element</u></p>
<p>The <var>var element</var></p>
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