Thread: Issue converting ePub to MOBI
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Old 05-20-2021, 08:10 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by Ramses505 View Post
Kovid states (and I have seen he has stated it several times in answer to different questions) that mobi files do not have the ability to change line height; is that just a fact ? In which case I presume that trying to adjust using the css file is pointless if the ultimate goal is conversion to mobi format ? It is true that if I convert to azw3, the conversion does seem to match the format of the input epub.
MOBI format is based on the outdated HTML 3 specification. It has limited formatting and does not support anything equivalent to line-height.

KF8 (azw3) format is based on a newer HTML version and does support line-height.
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