Letter spacing and paragraph spacing in Figma - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to set letter spacing to 2 pixels in Figma.

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textNode.letterSpacing = [1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A'2px'

B2

C20

D'20px'

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using a string like '2px' instead of a number.

Using too large a number like 20.

Letter spacing in Figma is set as a number representing pixels, so 2 means 2 pixels.

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Complete the code to set paragraph spacing to 10 pixels in Figma.

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textNode.paragraphSpacing = [1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A10

B'10px'

C'10pt'

D1

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using a string like '10px' instead of a number.

Using a small number like 1 which is too little spacing.

Paragraph spacing is set as a number representing pixels, so 10 means 10 pixels.

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hard

Fix the error in setting letter spacing to 5 pixels (number expected, not string).

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textNode.letterSpacing = [1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A5

B'5px'

C'five'

D0

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '5px' as a string causes errors.

Using 0 removes spacing.

Letter spacing must be a number, so 5 without quotes is correct.

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hard

Fill both blanks to set letter spacing to 3 and paragraph spacing to 12 pixels.

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textNode.letterSpacing = [1]
textNode.paragraphSpacing = [2]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A3

B12

C'12px'

D'3px'

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using strings like '3px' or '12px' instead of numbers.

Swapping the values between letter and paragraph spacing.

Both letterSpacing and paragraphSpacing expect numbers representing pixels.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to set letter spacing to 1, paragraph spacing to 8, and then increase letter spacing by 2.

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textNode.letterSpacing = [1]
textNode.paragraphSpacing = [2]
textNode.letterSpacing += [3]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A1

B8

C2

D'2px'

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using strings like '2px' instead of number 2.

Mixing up paragraph and letter spacing values.

Use numbers for spacing. Increase letter spacing by adding 2 as a number.

Practice

1. What does letter spacing control in a text block?

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A. The space between individual letters

B. The space between words

C. The space between paragraphs

D. The font size of the text

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand letter spacing meaning

   Letter spacing means adjusting the space between each letter in a word.

2. Step 2: Differentiate from other spacing types

   Word spacing is space between words; paragraph spacing is space between paragraphs.

3. Final Answer:

   The space between individual letters -> Option A

4. Quick Check:

   Letter spacing = space between letters [OK]

Hint: Letter spacing = space between letters, not words or paragraphs [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Confusing letter spacing with word spacing
• Thinking paragraph spacing affects letters
• Mixing font size with spacing

2. Which CSS property correctly sets letter spacing to 2 pixels?

easy

A. paragraph-spacing: 2px;

B. letter-spacing: 2px;

C. spacing-letter: 2px;

D. text-spacing: 2px;

Solution

1. Step 1: Identify correct CSS property for letter spacing

   The correct CSS property is letter-spacing.

2. Step 2: Check syntax correctness

   Setting it as letter-spacing: 2px; is valid CSS syntax.

3. Final Answer:

   letter-spacing: 2px; -> Option B

4. Quick Check:

   Correct CSS property = letter-spacing [OK]

Hint: Remember CSS property is exactly 'letter-spacing' [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Using non-existent properties like paragraph-spacing
• Swapping property names
• Missing hyphen in property name

3. Given this CSS snippet:

p { letter-spacing: 3px; paragraph-spacing: 10px; }

What will happen when applied to paragraphs in a BI report?

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A. Letters will have 3px spacing; paragraph-spacing will be ignored as invalid

B. Both letter-spacing and paragraph-spacing will be ignored

C. Paragraphs will have 3px spacing; letters will have 10px spacing

D. Letters in paragraphs will be spaced out by 3px; paragraphs will have 10px space between them

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand letter-spacing effect

   Letter-spacing: 3px will space letters by 3 pixels correctly.

2. Step 2: Check validity of paragraph-spacing

   CSS does not have a paragraph-spacing property, so it will be ignored.

3. Final Answer:

   Letters will have 3px spacing; paragraph-spacing will be ignored as invalid -> Option A

4. Quick Check:

   Valid CSS property works; invalid ignored [OK]

Hint: Only valid CSS properties apply; invalid ones are ignored [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Assuming paragraph-spacing is valid CSS
• Mixing letter and paragraph spacing values
• Expecting both properties to work

4. You want to increase space between paragraphs in a BI report using Figma. Which approach fixes this incorrect CSS?

p { letter-spacing: 1px; paragraph-spacing: 15px; }

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A. Use padding-left: 15px; on paragraphs

B. Change letter-spacing to 15px

C. Add line-height: 15px; instead

D. Replace paragraph-spacing with margin-bottom: 15px;

Solution

1. Step 1: Identify invalid property

   paragraph-spacing is not a valid CSS property.

2. Step 2: Use correct CSS to add space between paragraphs

   Using margin-bottom: 15px; adds space below each paragraph, effectively spacing paragraphs.

3. Final Answer:

   Replace paragraph-spacing with margin-bottom: 15px; -> Option D

4. Quick Check:

   Margin controls spacing between blocks [OK]

Hint: Use margin-bottom to space paragraphs, not paragraph-spacing [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Using line-height to add paragraph spacing
• Changing letter-spacing instead of paragraph spacing
• Using padding-left which affects horizontal space

5. In a BI dashboard, you want text to be easy to read with balanced spacing. Which combination of settings is best?

letter-spacing: 0.05em;
margin-bottom: 1.5em;

Why is this better than letter-spacing: 0; and margin-bottom: 0.5em;?

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A. Letter spacing should be negative; margin-bottom should be zero

B. Zero letter spacing is clearer; smaller margin saves space

C. Slight letter spacing improves clarity; larger margin separates paragraphs clearly

D. Letter spacing and margin-bottom do not affect readability

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand letter spacing impact

   Slight positive letter spacing (0.05em) helps letters not crowd each other, improving clarity.

2. Step 2: Understand paragraph spacing impact

   Larger margin-bottom (1.5em) clearly separates paragraphs, making text easier to scan.

3. Final Answer:

   Slight letter spacing improves clarity; larger margin separates paragraphs clearly -> Option C

4. Quick Check:

   Balanced spacing = better readability [OK]

Hint: Small letter spacing + bigger paragraph margin = clearer text [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Thinking zero spacing is always best
• Ignoring paragraph spacing importance
• Using negative letter spacing which reduces clarity