O.C.G.A.

Ga. Sup. Ct. R. 16 (2019)

Typography

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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(1) Font. A proportionally-spaced, serif font must be used for body text. Monospaced fonts (e.g., Courier or Courier New) are not allowed. Examples of permissible fonts include those in the Century family (e.g., Century Schoolbook), Baskerville, Book Antiqua, Calisto, Bookman Old Style, and Palatino. A sans-serif font (e.g., Helvetica or Verdana) may be used for headings if desired.

(2) Point Size. The font used for body text and headings must be no smaller than 13-point Century Schoolbook. The font used for footnotes must be no smaller than 11-point Century Schoolbook.

(3) Text Formatting. Text must be either (a) left-aligned or (b) justified with hyphenation.

(4) Line Spacing. Text must have no less than 1.2x spacing between lines, and no more than double spacing between lines, except that block quotations, headings, captions, and footnotes may use single spacing.

(5) Page Margins. Margins must be no smaller than one inch at the top, bottom, and sides. Larger margins are permitted. (6) Documents Not Filed Electronically. The type or handwriting size in documents not filed electronically shall be similar in size to 14-point Century Schoolbook font.