space between two lines in css code example

Example 1: line spacing css

line-height: 20px; /* 4px +12px + 4px */
/* OR */
line-height: 1.7em; /* 1em = 12px in this case. 20/12 == 1.666666  */

Example 2: line-height css

.green {
  line-height: 1.1;
  border: solid limegreen;
}

.red {
  line-height: 1.1em;
  border: solid red;
}

h1 {
  font-size: 30px;
}

.box {
  width: 18em;
  display: inline-block;
  vertical-align: top;
  font-size: 15px;
}