Typography
HTML Elements
Below is just about everything you’ll need to style in the theme. Check the source code to see the many embedded elements within paragraphs.
Heading 1
Heading 2
Heading 3
Heading 4
Heading 5
Heading 6
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List Types
Definition List
- Definition List Title
- This is a definition list division.
- Definition
- An exact statement or description of the nature, scope, or meaning of something: our definition of what constitutes poetry.
Ordered List
- List Item 1
- List Item 2
- Nested list item A
- Nested list item B
- List Item 3
Unordered List
- List Item 1
- List Item 2
- Nested list item A
- Nested list item B
- List Item 3
Table
| Table Header 1 | Table Header 2 | Table Header 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 |
| Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 |
| Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 |
Preformatted Text
Typographically, preformatted text is not the same thing as code. Sometimes, a faithful execution of the text requires preformatted text that may not have anything to do with code. Most browsers use Courier and that’s a good default — with one slight adjustment, Courier 10 Pitch over regular Courier for Linux users. For example:
“Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!”
Code
Code can be presented inline, like <?php bloginfo('stylesheet_url'); ?>, or within a <pre> block. Because we have more specific typographic needs for code, we’ll specify Consolas and Monaco ahead of the browser-defined monospace font.
#container {
float: left;
margin: 0 -240px 0 0;
width: 100%;
}Blockquotes
Let’s keep it simple. Italics are good to help set it off from the body text. Be sure to style the citation.
Good afternoon, gentlemen. I am a HAL 9000 computer. I became operational at the H.A.L. plant in Urbana, Illinois on the 12th of January 1992. My instructor was Mr. Langley, and he taught me to sing a song. If you’d like to hear it I can sing it for you.
— HAL 9000
And here’s a bit of trailing text.