# Narrow measure

Visual element sample: Graphic design › Typesetting
Source: https://visual-gallery.asami.tokyo/en/styles/design-typesetting-narrow-measure

Lines are kept short, set in a narrow column.

## Visual traits
- Each line holds only about 28 characters
- The text runs in a narrow column with many short lines
- Lines break often, so the column is tall

## Prompt
Narrow measure: limit each line to about 28 characters so the text runs in a narrow, tall column with many short lines.

## Avoid
wide measure, long lines, full-width paragraphs