Title: Changing line spacing Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # Changing line spacing * [Rogerdixon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rogerdixon/) * (@rogerdixon) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-line-spacing/) * I am using the twenty eleven theme. I want to change line spacing. There is too much space between lines and paragraphs. I am brand new to all and have no experience in coding. I keep reading I have to edit the css file. When I go to edit css, this is what I get: /* Welcome to Custom CSS! * CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is a kind of code that tells the browser how to render a web page. You may delete these comments and get started with your customizations. * By default, your stylesheet will be loaded after the theme stylesheets, which means that your rules can take precedence and override the theme CSS rules. Just write here what you want to change, you don’t need to copy all your theme’s stylesheet content. * It says, “just write here.” Write what? I don’t understand any of this. * If someone could help a raw rookie with this, it would be appreciated. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 17 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-line-spacing/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-line-spacing/page/2/?output_format=md) * Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/) * (@t-p) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-line-spacing/#post-4187133) * site url? * [AllCanDoYoga](https://wordpress.org/support/users/allcandoyoga/) * (@allcandoyoga) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-line-spacing/#post-4187147) * I am having the same problem, and am really beginning to hate wordpress, or let’s say I hate it already and avoid managing my website since it seems to require a computer programming degree to figure out how to perform the simplest functions, such as…. changing the line spacing. * If there’s anyone out there who can explain it in yoga teacher’s terms, that would be great. * Namaste. * [http://www.AllCanDoYoga.com](http://www.AllCanDoYoga.com) * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-line-spacing/#post-4187149) * **@llCanDoYoga**: It is impolite to interrupt another poster’s ongoing thread with a question of your own. It causes significant problems for the forum’s volunteers and prevents us from being able to track issues by topic. Please [post your own topic](http://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting#postform). * [AllCanDoYoga](https://wordpress.org/support/users/allcandoyoga/) * (@allcandoyoga) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-line-spacing/#post-4187150) * I had no idea and had no intention of being impolite. Is it not all the same topic — line spacing? * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-line-spacing/#post-4187151) * No – start a new topic. * Thread Starter [Rogerdixon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rogerdixon/) * (@rogerdixon) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-line-spacing/#post-4187156) * Are you kidding me? All this bickering back and forth? And no one answered, or even addressed my problem. This is profession support? [](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-line-spacing/Seekingthesonsofabraham.com?output_format=md) * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-line-spacing/#post-4187159) * Come on Roger, you asked it 5 hours ago and people actually spent their free time replying to you within that time. If you’re not satisfied with this level of support then hire someone? * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-line-spacing/#post-4187160) * Please post a link to you site for any CSS help. * Thread Starter [Rogerdixon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rogerdixon/) * (@rogerdixon) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-line-spacing/#post-4187163) * This is absolutely unbelievable! People spent their free time replying? Read the posts! Nothing but bickering going on between a poster and moderator. You post this accusation, and STILL no addressing of the problem I mentioned. I did post the website, but that should have nothing to do with how to access the css style sheet or explain the excerpt I posted from WordPress. Please read my post! * Thread Starter [Rogerdixon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rogerdixon/) * (@rogerdixon) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-line-spacing/#post-4187164) * I clicked on the link button, my website showed up in my post, but it’s nowhere in sight when I send it. * My website is: Seekingthesonsofabraham.com. * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-line-spacing/#post-4187165) * It is not our fault that another poster attempted to hijack your topic. And if you re-read your own first post, you will see that it does not contain **any** site url. I even checked the raw code of your post and there was absolutely no sign of any link whatsoever. So we were still waiting for to post your site url after two requests for it. As explained, we cannot help you without it. * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-line-spacing/#post-4187166) * > This is profession support? * > People spent their free time replying? * Understand that nobody is getting paid here. * Who ever is helping you out despite your rudeness deserves a medal. * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-line-spacing/#post-4187171) * Changing CSS requires some understanding of CSS, so you may want to look into learning the basics – * [http://www.w3schools.com/css/](http://www.w3schools.com/css/) * [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/learn/css](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/learn/css) * [http://csscreator.com](http://csscreator.com) * A browser tool like Firebug will be immensely helpful in finding the existing CSS for an element on the page – which you can then COPY that bit of code to the custom CSS section and make the change there. Custom CSS will generally override existing CSS. * If and when you need help a CSS question, you need to post a link to your site– one of us volunteers will then use Firebug (or similar tool) to look at your site and suggest some changes to try. * In this case, try adding this to change the line height of paragraphs: * ``` p { line-height: 1; } ``` * Adjust that as you like. * For the paragraph spacing, try: * ``` p { margin-bottom: 1em; } ``` * Again, adjust as you like – both will likely be a decimal adjustment. * Thread Starter [Rogerdixon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rogerdixon/) * (@rogerdixon) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-line-spacing/#post-4187176) * Thank you for the info. I do not understand why the link to my website did not show up. I clicked the blue link button and then typed in my website. But thanks again.[](http://seekingthesonsofabraham.com) * Thread Starter [Rogerdixon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rogerdixon/) * (@rogerdixon) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-line-spacing/#post-4187177) * I wonder what I am doing wrong. I clicked the blue link button, typed in the website, and it showed up under my post. But when I sent it, it doesn’t show up. I am trying it again. [](http://seekingthesonsofabraham.com) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 17 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-line-spacing/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-line-spacing/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Changing line spacing’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [line spacing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/line-spacing/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 17 replies * 6 participants * Last reply from: [Rogerdixon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rogerdixon/) * Last activity: [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-line-spacing/page/2/#post-4187242) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics