How to set text height?

Question

css

How to set height for text only? Why is the height stretched so much?


PS
If you reduce the line-height then the lines run into each other


PS 2

Answer 1

This is a font in which the numbers are below the letters.
You can compensate for this by positioning (and directly by shifting or indenting).
For example: https://jsfiddle.net/n8d1ayhu/
Frames for clarity, the minimum height is the first one that came to mind, correct it for the layout.

Answer 2

Try to make line-height less than font-size, there will still be no numbers in 2 lines

Answer 3

How to set height for text only? Why is the height stretched so much?

line-height: 1;
Because you set the height.