How to fix blank space below h1 tags

[stevelibby]

if i set a h1 to 12pt or anything else i am left with a blank space under it? is there a way i can close this gap?

[dreamcatcher]

In your stylesheet, remove the default padding:

h1 {
padding:0;
}

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[stevelibby]

hi
there is not a padding in there?

[pageoneresults]

It could be padding, margin or line-height.

font: normal 12px/12px arial, sans-serif;

[stevelibby]

h1 { font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; font-family:Tahoma }

[swa66]

Your browser would have typically some preset padding and/or margin on <h1>. Reset them to get rid of the default.

If you start a new CSS, it might be a good idea to reset all padding and margins:

* {padding:0; margin:0}

Now remember this messes with e.g. <ul>'s that need some of that, so you'll end up styling them to get hem back to "normal". Les aggressive resetting can of course be done as well.

[stevelibby]

that does not really solve the issue?

[smallcompany]

Have you tried using Firefox and its CSS tool to see all CSS being applied to your H1 tag?

I always specifically set margin and padding for H tags.

If setting it to zero did not help, than there may be something else around your H1 tag that is making that gap.