Headline Dummying Chart

By Stan Ketterer, assistant professor

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 14 pt
 18 pt
 24 pt
 30 pt
 36 pt
 42 pt
 48 pt
 54 pt
 60 pt
 72 pt
1 line
 1
 2
 2
 3
 3
 4
 4
 5
 5
 6
2 lines
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
 10
 12
3 lines
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 5
 6
 8
 9
 11
 12
 14
 15
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4 lines
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 10
 12
 14
 16
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To find the size of a headline in picas, locate the point size of the headline and then find the number of lines desired. The number at their intersection will be the number of picas that you must dummy.

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