justified setting (text that is aligned at both sides) is not suitable for very small blocks of text, where ugly word spacing will occur. justification can also sometimes create difficulties with hyphenation and word spacing in longer, continuous text unless this is carefully controlled. Hyphenation at line ends can sometimes create an unnecessarily 'spotty' look and should be avoided where possible. Line length also affects how text is read. If lines of text are too long, the eye has difficulty in returning to the start of the next line. Conversely, if lines of text are too narrowly set,