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Baseline Grid.

A plain-English entry in the Web Design Awards glossary of UX, UI and front-end terms.

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- 01 / Definition

What is Baseline Grid?

A horizontal guideline used to align text.

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Grid System

A structure made up of vertical and horizontal lines that help to organize content.

Alignment

The arrangement of elements to line up in a straight line or grid to create order and alignment.

Kerning

The space between characters in a piece of text.

Microinteractions

Small user interactions that enhance the user experience, like a button animation.

Sans Serif

A typeface without serifs, the small strokes at the ends of the main strokes of its letters.

Breadcrumbs

Navigation links that allow users to track their path from the page they are currently viewing to the home page.

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