space between text and underline [duplicate]

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i am using text-decoration:underline; but text and underline are touching each other.can i increase space between text and underline?

thi开发者_如何学Cs one. i want to make space between text and underline.

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Either use a different font or use a border-bottom instead so that you can control the space with padding-bottom.

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I had same issue then i used :

.underline_text {
      border-bottom: solid 2px #000000;
      display: inline;
      padding-bottom: 3px;
}