body text

Article's primary words

Body text is the main content of a document, as opposed to headings, captions, footnotes, or other supplementary elements.

In typography and design, body text refers to the blocks of readable prose that carry the substance of what's being communicated: The body text is set in 11-point Georgia.

Also called body copy.

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legibility · word · line · leading · line spacing · gutter · indent · visual hierarchy · typesetting · typography · grid systems · copy editing · flush left · page layout · x-height · column · copy · margin

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Opposites
typographic hierarchy

body textheadline

News article title

heading · title · header · subheading · masthead

content primacy

body textcaption

Text accompanying an image

sidebar · footnote · marginalia · annotation · callout

visual treatment

body texttitling

Assigning a name

large print · bold text

Family

body, text, textbook, embody, bodies, textile, textbooks, textiles, embodiment

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G