[Tex/LaTex] Interline spacing

line-spacing

What TeX/LaTeX parameter specifies the distance between:

  • the bottom of one line and
  • the top of another line

I don't think baseline skip is what I want (since it measures the distance between the baseline of of two lines).

I want to make sure that there is at least a 2pt margin between the bottom of one line and the top of another line.

Best Answer

Set \lineskip to 2pt so that is the space used and set \lineskiplimit to \maxdimen and \baselineskip negative so that \lineskip spacing is always used rather than \baselineskip spacing.

Plain and LaTeX define

\def\offinterlineskip{\baselineskip-1000\p@
  \lineskip\z@ \lineskiplimit\maxdimen}

You want essentially the same thing but with \lineskip=2pt rather that \lineskip\z@ (which is \lineskip=0pt)

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