# Text baselines in columns aren't aligned

**URL:** <https://forum.readymag.com/t/text-baselines-in-columns-arent-aligned/6210>\
**Category:** Layouts\
**Created:** [June 30, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.readymag.com/t/text-baselines-in-columns-arent-aligned/6210 "2026-06-30T13:07:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![yed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/6a8cbe/32.png) [@yed](https://forum.readymag.com/u/yed)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.readymag.com/t/text-baselines-in-columns-arent-aligned/6210/1 "2026-06-30T13:07:39Z")

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Hi all

I’ve got text boxes that I’ve split into two columns, but the baseline of the text in the second column isn’t aligning to the first. It’s slightly lower.

 ![Screenshot 2026-06-30 at 14.03.30](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/readymag/original/2X/9/97de3f513d660708cfce97693c027c0bb8a1777a.png)

It’s not far off, but I’d notice it, and I’m a designer pitching to designers, so it looks bad. Anyone have any ideas apart from creating two columns manually? Thanks!