three lengths, one 680px column
| chars | size @680 | lines |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | 65px | 2 |
| 127 | 43px | 4 |
| 254 | 40px | 7 |
The ladder is a MEASURE, not a pixel size: it says how many characters a line should carry and the size follows from the column, so the same quote breaks into the same shape in a 1200px preview and a 680px reading column. 6 rungs, the last one open-ended.