Paragraph
Body text with a readable measure, plus lead and small variants.
A lead paragraph introduces the page in slightly larger, softer text.
Body text is capped at a 40em measure — about 80 characters — so lines stay readable. The sans-serif face and 1.65 line height are tuned for long-form civic content — meeting minutes, bylaws, notices.
Small text never drops below 0.85rem.
Posted to the town calendar.
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<p class="cc-paragraph cc-paragraph--lead">A lead paragraph introduces the page in slightly larger, softer text.</p>
<p class="cc-paragraph">Body text is capped at a 40em measure — about 80 characters — so lines stay readable. The sans-serif face and 1.65 line height are tuned for long-form civic content — meeting minutes, bylaws, notices.</p>
<p class="cc-paragraph cc-paragraph--sm">Small text never drops below 0.85rem.</p>
<p class="cc-paragraph">Posted to the town calendar. <span class="cc-meta">Select Board · Riverbend Town Hall</span></p>Accessibility
- Line length is capped at roughly 80 characters and line height is ≥1.5 — both 1.4.8 (AAA) figures.
- Write at a plain-language reading level (3.1.5 is an AAA criterion) — short sentences, common words.