@@ -177,9 +177,9 @@ Initial: normal
177177
178178The 'ascent-override' , 'descent-override' , and 'line-gap-override' descriptors define the
179179<a spec="CSS-INLINE-3">ascent metric</a> , <a spec="CSS-INLINE-3">descent metric</a> and
180- <a spec="CSS-INLINE-3">line gap metric</a> of the font, respectively. The ` advance-override`
180+ <a spec="CSS-INLINE-3">line gap metric</a> of the font, respectively. The ' advance-override'
181181descriptor adjusts the <dfn export>tracking</dfn> between adjacent
182- <a spec="CSS-TEXT-3>typographic character units</a> .
182+ <a spec="CSS-TEXT-3" >typographic character units</a> .
183183
184184When the descriptor value is 'normal' , the corresponding metric value is obtained from the
185185font file directly.
@@ -204,6 +204,38 @@ Note: 'ascent-override', 'descent-override', 'line-gap-override', and 'advance-o
204204are applied per-font rather than per-element. Multiple fonts may be used
205205within an individual element e.g. for characters not supported by the primary font.
206206
207+ <div class="example">
208+ Consider the following content:
209+
210+ <xmp>
211+ @font-face {
212+ font-family: "MyHelvetica";
213+ src: local("Helvetica");
214+ }
215+ ...
216+ <div style="font: 96px 'MyHelvetica';"> Ha</div>
217+ </xmp>
218+ This image shows each glyph's local origin, and the natural advance between them:
219+ <figure>
220+ <img alt="Natural advance of Helvetica glyphs" src="images/Helvetica Natural Advance.png" width="147" height="114">
221+ </figure>
222+ In this example, the natural advance is 69.328125 pixels.
223+
224+ However, if we modify the content as such:
225+ <pre>
226+ @font-face {
227+ font-family: "MyHelvetica";
228+ src: local("Helvetica");
229+ advance-override: 140%;
230+ }
231+ </pre>
232+ The rendering will look like this:
233+ <figure>
234+ <img alt="Overridden advance of Helvetica glyphs" src="images/Helvetica Overridden Advance.png" width="176" height="112">
235+ </figure>
236+ In this example, the used advance between the glyphs is 69.328125 pixels * 1.4 = 97.059375 pixels.
237+ </div>
238+
207239<div class="example">
208240 The percentage is resolved against different font sizes for different elements.
209241
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