Why is there extra spacing between lines of text?

User uploaded file User uploaded fileI was on my iPhone and I’ve had a weird feeling that something was off. I just checked with my sister’s iPhone and I was comparing her screen to mine when I noticed that the line spacing on my iPhone is significantly greater that the spacing on her’s. Mine’s is the first screenshot. This problem isn’t limited to the Settings app, it carries over into iMessage and the Notes apps also. I’ve tried restarting my iPhone and did a hard restart, but nothing changed. Both iPhones are on iOS 11.4. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

Posted on Jul 3, 2018 6:41 PM

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Posted on Jul 3, 2018 6:54 PM

Settings > General > Accessibility > Larger text.

Set it to Off and drag the slider at bottom to the left.

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Jul 3, 2018 6:53 PM in response to askbarnabas

I understand that the spacing is to seperate the sections to make it easier to differentiate between each section. The problem is the width of the spacing. When you’re formatting an essay for school, you change the spacing between lines to 2.0 rather than 1.0 or 1.15 for the exact same reason. My problem is that my phone has spacing to something larger than the spacing my sister’s iPhone has. It doesn’t allow as much content to be displayed on the screen as I would like. If you look at the first screenshot of my iPhone, you can only see half of the “Battery” section. On the second screenshot of my sister’s iPhone, you can see all of the “Battery” section and the “Privacy” section.

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Why is there extra spacing between lines of text?

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