Paragraphs
Most content on the website is contained in basic paragraphs. Paragraphs have been optimized for readability by using the correct line spacing and space between paragraphs.
Body font
We chose the site-wide fonts for legibility, accessibility, and similarity to college print materials.
- Open Sans Regular, Italic, Semibold, designed by Steve Matteson. Apache License, version 2.0
- Color: #333 (
$dark-gray) - Size: 16px computed (1em)
Basic paragraphs
Paragraphs can include text at normal and bold weight, or italic. There is no bold italic.
How to use for Basic paragraphs
Use the “Formats > Paragraph” option in the toolbar. If needed, you can also use the “Bold” or “Italic” options. If you apply both bold and italic, whichever was applied last will be used.
Example of Basic paragraphs
This sentence is normal.
This sentence is bold.
This sentence is italic.