@@ -180,18 +180,6 @@ Layout of Line Boxes</h3>
180180 The first/last line boxes in a [=block container=] may additionally
181181 be trimmed by 'leading-trim' .
182182
183- [=Line boxes=] that contain no text,
184- no [=preserved white space=] ,
185- no [=inline boxes=] with non-zero [=margins=] , [=padding=] , or [=borders=] ,
186- and no other [=in-flow=] content
187- (such as [=atomic inlines=] or [=ruby annotations=] ),
188- and do not end with a [=forced line break=]
189- must be treated as zero-[=logical height|height=] [=line boxes=]
190- for the purposes of determining the positions of any elements inside of them
191- (such as [=absolutely positioned boxes=] ),
192- and must be treated as not existing for any other purpose
193- (such as <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/box.html#collapsing-margins">collapsing margins</a> ).
194-
195183 <figure>
196184 <img src="images/box-model.png"
197185 alt="diagram showing inline boxes split across line boxes as described above">
@@ -254,6 +242,22 @@ Layout Within Line Boxes</h3>
254242 [=margins=] , [=padding=] , [=borders=] , and a 'line-height' ,
255243 and thus influence these calculations just like boxes with content.
256244
245+ <h3 id="invisible-line-boxes">
246+ “Invisible” Line Boxes</h3>
247+
248+ [=Line boxes=] that contain no text,
249+ no [=preserved white space=] ,
250+ no [=inline boxes=] with non-zero [=margins=] , [=padding=] , or [=borders=] ,
251+ and no other [=in-flow=] content
252+ (such as [=atomic inlines=] or [=ruby annotations=] ),
253+ and do not end with a [=forced line break=]
254+ are <dfn lt="invisible line box">invisible line boxes</dfn> .
255+ Such boxes must be treated as zero-[=logical height|height=] [=line boxes=]
256+ for the purposes of determining the positions of any elements inside of them
257+ (such as [=absolutely positioned boxes=] ),
258+ and must be treated as not existing for any other purpose
259+ (such as <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/box.html#collapsing-margins">collapsing margins</a> ).
260+
257261<h3 id="paint-order">
258262Painting Order</h3>
259263
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