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“typography” News Archive

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Definition · Supertopics: design · Subtopics: fonts, legibility, readability (non-exhaustive) · “typography” RSS feed (per email)

Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
Justifying “text-wrap: pretty”266
css
How to Use Font Ligatures265
how-tos, fonts, tooling, adobe, figma, microsoft, css
V7: Typographic Scales and Technical Pens264
design, css, case-studies
Responsive and Fluid Typography With Baseline CSS Features (mia/dev)263
css, responsive-design
Getting Creative With “the Measure” (mal/css)262
css, readability
Solving Small Text and Contrast Issues for Large-Screen Readability (a11)261
accessibility, contrast, readability
Responsive Letter Spacing (tyl/clo)260
responsive-design, css
When to Use CSS “text-wrap: balance” vs. “text-wrap: pretty” (dxn/log)259
css
How to Use CSS “line-clamp” to Trim Lines of Text (dxn/log)258
how-tos, css
Solved by Modern CSS: Section Layout (sha)257
css, layout, grids, liquid-design
Compressed Fluid Typography (mat)256
css, liquid-design
Fluid Headings (don)255
headings, css, responsive-design
Testing Methods: Text Spacing (dec)254
accessibility, testing, wcag, readability
Design Can’t Rely on Logic: Troy Leinster on Type Design and Human Perception (int)253
podcasts, interviews, design, fonts
Visualizing Responsive Typography (mia/odd)252
css, responsive-design, functions
On Dashes, AI, and Screen Readers (ons/tpg)251
ai, screen-readers, accessibility
This One CSS Property Fixed My Font Headaches Forever250
css
Designing for User Font-Size and Zoom (mia/odd)249
design, zooming, css, units, functions
Setting Line Length in CSS (and Fitting Text to a Container) (dxn/css)248
css, units
It’s More Than Picking a Pretty Font (uxd)247
accessibility, fonts, legibility, readability, wcag
Font Size Dimensions (don)246
css, units
Why Fonts Look Better on macOS Than on Windows (uxd)245
fonts, readability, unix-like, apple, windows, microsoft, comparisons
A11y 101: 1.4.12 Text Spacing (nat)244
introductions, accessibility, wcag
Painting With the Web (mat/btc)243
videos, web, web-platform, design
Polishing Your Typography With Line Height Units (jen/web)242
css, units
Web Typography: A Refresher and History (zel)241
history, link-lists
“Pretty” Is in the Eye of the Beholder (geo/css)240
css, browsers, support, chrome, google, safari, apple
Thin Fonts Are a Usability Nightmare—and Finally, Designers Are Waking Up (web)239
fonts, usability, accessibility, design
Better Typography With “text-wrap: pretty” (jen/web)238
css, webkit, browser-engines, browsers, safari, apple
Mastering Typography in Design Systems With Semantic Tokens and Responsive Scaling (uxd)237
design-systems, design-tokens, semantics, responsive-design, scaling
Layered Text Headers (chr/fro)236
css, svg, shadows
Revisiting Fluid Type (ric+/odd)235
videos, interviews, fonts, responsive-design
How to Use “attr()” in CSS for Columns, Colors, and Font-Size (chr/fro)234
how-tos, css, functions, layout, colors
Justified Text, JS “moveBefore” Method, Performance Optimization (zor/css)233
videos, css, javascript, performance, optimization
The Hardest Working Font in Manhattan (mwi)232
fonts, history
Better Text Rendering in Chromium-Based Browsers on Windows (pat/dev)231
rendering, browser-engines, browsers, chromium, windows, microsoft
Reimagining Fluid Typography (mia/odd)230
css, responsive-design, liquid-design
Beware the Faux Bold (and How to Fix It) (ric)229
fonts, css
Change “font-weight” Based on the User’s Screen DPI228
css, pixel-density
CSS “text-box-trim” (arg/dev)227
css
Justified Text: Better Than Expected? (tyl/clo)226
css
Fabulous Font-Face Fallbacks (sto/per)225
performance, css, fonts
“text-box” (fon)224
css, spacing
CSS “margin-trim” and Line Height Units (jen/5t3)223
css, margins, units
CSS “text-wrap” (mey/5t3)222
css
What’s the Deal With WebKit Font Smoothing? (dbu)221
webkit, css
An HTML Email Template With Basic Typography and Dark/light Modes (chr/fro)220
templates, html, email, dark-mode
What Makes a Font Accessible? A Designer’s Guide (a11)219
guides, design, fonts, accessibility
Please, Don’t Use Viewport Units for Font Sizes (kev)218
videos, css, units
The Problem With Superscripts and Subscripts (ric)217
css
The Problem of the Em Square (uxd)216
design, history
Quick Guide to Web Typography for Developers (ole)215
guides, fonts, examples
Mastering Typography in Logo Design (sma)214
design, images, logos
Fluid Typography in Design Systems: From Design to Code (fel/uxd)213
design, design-systems, design-tokens
“font-size” Limbo (seb)212
design, css
Figma Typography Variables (fro)211
figma, variables
CSS “font-size-adjust” Is Now in Baseline (rac/dev)210
css, browsers, support, web-platform
Use of “ch” Unit Considered Inappropriate (in Certain Circumstances) (ric)209
css, units
Setting Up Typography Variables in Figma (uxd)208
figma, variables
Typographer vs. Accessibility (pim/btc)207
videos, accessibility
Typography Terms: Glossary (tbf/nng)206
terminology
Creating Fluid Typography With the CSS “clamp()” Function205
css, functions, liquid-design
Typography Variables in Figma Are Here204
variables, figma
The Basics of Legibility203
fundamentals, legibility
Fluid Typography With Discrete Steps (css)202
css, tips-and-tricks
Hanging Punctuation in CSS (ada)201
css
Spicing Up Text With “text-emphasis” in CSS (ami)200
css, effects
The Problem With Data Attributes for Text Effects (man)199
html, custom-data, css, effects
Retrofitting Fluid Typography (ric)198
liquid-design, css
Making the Most of Ligatures (man)197
css
Nicer Text Wrapping With CSS “text-wrap” (lon)196
css
The AI Dilemma in Graphic Design: Steering Towards Excellence in Typography and Beyond (sma)195
ai, design
The Most Accessible Font194
accessibility, legibility, fonts
The “hanging-punctuation” Property in CSS (chr)193
css
CSS “text-wrap: pretty” (arg/dev)192
css, browsers, google, chrome, support
When to Use CSS “text-wrap: balance;” vs. “text-wrap: pretty;” (sea)191
css, comparisons
The 3 Secrets to Font Pairing190
fonts, design
8 More Micro Tips for Remarkably Better Typography (uxd)189
tips-and-tricks, legibility, readability
Responsive Type Scales With Composable CSS Utilities188
css, responsive-design
WOFF Has Left the Building (mat)187
fonts, woff, css, support
8 Micro Tips for Remarkably Better Typography (uxd)186
tips-and-tricks, readability
Thinking on Ways to Solve Adaptive Typography (arg/dev)185
videos, css, fonts
Adapting Typography to User Preferences With CSS (arg/dev)184
css, customization
Fluid vs. Responsive Typography With CSS Clamp (its/log)183
css, functions, responsive-design
Figma Typography Secrets—Seven Pro Tips Revealed (pim)182
figma
90s Websites—Key Characteristics and Examples181
design, history, trends, navigation, colors
Mapping Typography (sco/9el)180
videos, css
What’s Your Type? Try These Tests to Pick the Perfect Font for You (was)179
design, fonts
Text Wrap Pretty Is Coming to CSS (ami)178
css
7 Practical CSS Typography Tips and Tricks (zor/css)177
videos, css, tips-and-tricks
Typography for Everyone (tob/btc)176
videos, fonts
Container Query Units and Fluid Typography (5t3)175
css, container-queries, liquid-design
CSS Text Balancing With “text-wrap: balance” (sha)174
css
The IL1 Typography Test (nng)173
videos, legibility, user-experience, testing
Preventing Too-Short Final Lines of Text Blocks (ric)172
css
16 Little UI Design Tips That Make a Big Impact171
design, tips-and-tricks, spacing, consistency, colors, contrast, fonts
Modern Font Stacks170
websites, fonts
An End to Typographic Widows on the Web (ric)169
css
Balanced Text Wrapping Is Coming to CSS (ami)168
css
Responsive Headlines Are About to Get Awesome (tyl/clo)167
css, headings, responsive-design
Improved Font Fallbacks (dev)166
fonts, graceful-degradation
How to Pick a Font (That Doesn’t Suck)165
how-tos, guides, fonts
Typography Manual164
code-pens
Typographic Hierarchy in Print, Web, and App Design (pim)163
design, hierarchy
Container Queries and Typography (fon)162
css, container-queries
On-Scroll Typography Animations (cod)161
animations
Greater Styling Control Over Type With “initial-letter” (sea)160
css
Quick Thoughts on Typeface and Font Accessibility159
accessibility, fonts
Fluid Typography: Predicting a Problem With Your User’s Zoom-In (sma)158
css, accessibility, zooming
An Ultimate Guide on Sizing, Spacing, Grids, and Layout in Web and UI/UX Design (sma)157
guides, spacing, grids, layout, design
How to Create Typography Guidelines for a Product That Does Not Follow a Design System (uxd)156
how-tos, design-systems
A Conversation With ChatGPT (mat)155
interviews, ai, chatgpt, design
From Type to Logotype154
fonts, design, branding, logos
The Final Google Fonts Knowledge Drop of 2022 (ell)153
google, fonts
Advanced Web Font Optimization Techniques152
fonts, optimization
How to Use Huge Type on the Web151
how-tos, design
CSS Ellipsis for Single-Line and Multi-Line Text150
css
Typographic Hierarchies (sma)149
design
Easy Fluid Typography With “clamp()” Using Sass Functions (uti/sma)148
liquid-design, css, sass, functions
This Site’s Type Is Now Variable (ell)147
fonts, variable-fonts, css
First Batch of Color Fonts Arrives on Google Fonts146
google, fonts, colors
CSS “line-height” (mar)145
css
Adventures in Text Rendering: Kerning and Glyph Atlases144
rendering, kerning
Typography in Web Design (uxm)143
design
The Right Space Around Headings in Web Typography (pim)142
spacing, headings
The Dos and Don’ts of Pairing Typefaces (nng)141
design, readability, legibility, usability
Measuring the Performance of Typefaces for Users II (sma)140
fonts, performance
Web Typography: Establishing a Strong Typographic System (mis)139
Measuring the Performance of Typefaces for Users (sma)138
fonts, performance
Tokens as Intents (don)137
design-tokens, naming
Legibility—How and Why Typography Affects Ease of Reading136
websites, books, legibility
Deep Dive Into Text Wrapping and Word Breaking (lon)135
css, deep-dives
Best Font for Online Reading: No Single Answer (nng)134
studies, research, fonts, readability
Fonts in Use: Variable Fonts133
fonts, variable-fonts
Variable Fonts in Real Life: How to Use and Love Them (rom+/evi)132
fonts, variable-fonts
Typography in Design Tokens for Figma and Code131
design-tokens, tooling, figma
Identifying Fonts: The Complete Guide130
guides, fonts
Don’t Believe the Type! (deq)129
videos, accessibility, readability, fonts
Minimizing Google Fonts by Only Loading It for Certain Characters (ami)128
google, fonts, performance, minimalism
Why You Should Use a Developer Font127
fonts, productivity
Modern Fluid Typography Using CSS Clamp (cod/sma)126
css, liquid-design
Styling Strategies Using Typography125
Consistent, Fluidly Scaling Type, and Spacing (bel/css)124
css, scaling, liquid-design
The Ideal Line Length and Line Height in Web Design (pim)123
design, readability
Google Fonts Knowledge (ell)122
google, fonts
What Creating a Simple Font Taught Me About Font Design (uxd)121
fonts
What’s the Right Font Size in Web Design? (pim)120
design
Line Length Revisited: Following the Research119
design, readability, research
Times New Roman Doesn’t Have to Be Boring—Here’s Why (uxd)118
fonts
All You Need Is 5 Fonts (uxd)117
design, fonts
Optical Size, the Hidden Superpower of Variable Fonts (pix)116
css, fonts, variable-fonts
Intrinsic Typography Is the Future of Styling Text on the Web (css)115
css
How I’m Dealing With Font Sizes (geo)114
css
Uniwidth Typefaces for Interface Design (uxd)113
fonts
Symbols to Copy112
tooling
CSS “min()”, “max()”, and “clamp()” (una/dev)111
css, functions
“font-kerning” (geo/css)110
css, kerning
The Thing With Leading in CSS (mat)109
css
Use Advanced Typography With Local Fonts (tom/dev)108
fonts, apis
“font-weight: 300” Considered Harmful (chr/css)107
css, legibility
Modern CSS Techniques to Improve Legibility (sma)106
css, techniques, legibility
“font-weight: 300” Considered Harmful (and a Fontconfig Workaround) (lis)105
css, legibility, unix-like
The Secret of Typography, Kerning, Explained for Dummies (uxd)104
kerning
How to Tame Line Height in CSS (css)103
how-tos, css
Accessible Font Sizing, Explained (css)102
accessibility, wcag, css, units
What Is Kerning? Here’s What You Need to Know101
kerning
How Do You Do “max-font-size” in CSS? (chr/css)100
css
How to Convert Variable TTF Font Files to WOFF2 (hen)99
how-tos, fonts, variable-fonts, woff, conversion
Dynamic Typography With Variable Fonts (btc)98
videos, fonts, variable-fonts
Design Principles for Developers: Processes and CSS Tips for Better Web Design (css)97
design, spacing, colors, principles, processes, css, tips-and-tricks
Six Tips for Better Web Typography (fon/css)96
design, tips-and-tricks
Typography for Developers (css)95
fonts, legibility, readability, css, link-lists
Colorful Typographic Experiments (chr/css)94
experiments, colors, css
Extreme Typography on the Web (djr/btc)93
videos
A Reference Guide for Typography in Mobile Web Design (sma)92
guides, terminology, mobile
Text Spacing Bookmarklet (ste)91
code-pens, bookmarklets, accessibility, wcag
Designing for Accessibility and Inclusion (sma)90
design, accessibility, dei, animations, colors, images, multimedia, keyboard-navigation, layout, readability
Understanding Web Fonts and Getting the Most Out of Them (thi/css)89
fonts, woff, css, variable-fonts
Universal Principles of User Experience Design (sma)88
user-experience, design, principles
Small Tweaks That Can Make a Huge Impact on Your Website’s Accessibility (bel/css)87
accessibility, semantics, contrast, colors, labels, forms, keyboard-navigation
CSS Line Spacing: How to Set Line Spacing86
how-tos, css
Web Typography: Designing Tables to Be Read, Not Looked At (ric/ali)85
readability, tables, responsive-design
CSS “font-display”: The Future of Font Rendering on the Web84
css, fonts
Improve Web Typography With CSS “font-size-adjust”83
css, optimization
Fluid Responsive Typography With CSS Poly Fluid Sizing (sma)82
responsive-design, liquid-design, css, sass
Typography Is Code (fra/btc)81
videos
Typography on the Web Is Like Other Typography Only More Interesting (kup/btc)80
videos
The 10 Big Web Design Trends of 201579
design, layout, trends, minimalism, scrolling, flat-design, animations, colors, backgrounds
Space Yourself (mwi/sma)78
whitespace, css, unicode
Type Is Visible Language (esp/btc)77
videos, fonts
Typographic Units in CSS (joh)76
css, units
12 Little-Known CSS Facts (the Sequel) (lou)75
css, borders, tables, naming, animations, selectors
Sass and Responsive Typography74
sass, responsive-design
The Good, the Bad, and the Great Examples of Web Typography (sma)73
fonts, examples
3 Principles for Perfect Typeface Pairing72
fonts, principles
Font Hinting and the Future of Responsive Typography (nic/ali)71
fonts, responsive-design
A Critical Approach to Typefaces (sma)70
fonts
Typography 10169
introductions, terminology
CSS Baseline: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (sma)68
css
Why Won’t Helvetica Go Away? (sma)67
fonts, history
A Closer Look at Font Rendering (sma)66
fonts, rendering
CSS Tip: An “em” Isn’t an “m”, but an “ex” Is an “x”65
css, units, tips-and-tricks
More Meaningful Typography (ali)64
css
Font Sizing With “rem” (jus)63
css, units
Technical Web Typography: Guidelines and Techniques (css/sma)62
css, guidelines, techniques
Tracking—CSS “letter-spacing” and Where to Use It61
css
Typographic Effects in Canvas (dev)60
canvas, javascript
A Simpler Page (cra/ali)59
design, readability, html, css, simplicity
Readability: The Optimal Line Length58
readability, usability
Typography Is Not Your Brand, So Don’t Steal It (tim)57
branding, design
“text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;” // Can You Read Me Now? (dal/aja)56
css, legibility
Google Fonts Is Born—Can I Get a Hallelujah!? (mis)55
google, fonts
The Future of CSS Typography (sma)54
css
On Web Typography (jas/ali)53
fonts, legibility, readability
W3C Cheatsheet (don/w3c)52
cheat-sheets, documentation, css, html, svg, xpath, accessibility, internationalization
IKEA and the Font Fiasco51
fonts, case-studies
How to Style Your Type With CSS50
css
Punctuation Cheat Sheet (j9t)49
localization, cheat-sheets
Focus on Typography: Contrast48
contrast, colors
Fuck the Foundries (div)47
fonts
8 Simple Typography Tips for Your Designs (sma)46
design, css, tips-and-tricks
10 Principles of Readability and Web Typography (sma)45
design, readability, principles
In Defense of Readers (ali)44
content, writing, readability
8 Definitive Web Font Stacks43
fonts
Typographic Grid (chr/css)42
grids
Use the Best Available Ampersand (sim)41
design
W3C Tackles Web Typography With CSS 3 (cms)40
w3c, css, standards
Design Rants (dav)39
design, readability, responsive-design, semantics
Web Typography: Tell Me What You Want (jas)38
w3c, fonts, css
Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces? (ale)37
fonts, legibility, studies, research
The Principles of Beautiful Typography (jas)36
principles, fonts, readability, legibility
How to Size Text in CSS (ric/ali)35
how-tos, css, resizing, browsers, apple, safari
Understanding Web Design (zel/ali)34
design
Blueprint CSS Framework: Typography Matters (dal/aja)33
blueprint
Typography and Web Advertising: Making Every Opportunity Count (dig)32
design, monetization
Compose to a Vertical Rhythm (ric/24w)31
css, headings
Five Simple Steps to Typesetting on the Web: Printing the Web (fro)30
print
The Elements of Typographic Style Applied to the Web (ric)29
websites, guides
Typography—a Dying Art Form? (fro)28
Five Simple Steps to Better Typography (mar)27
css
Origins of Verdana/Tahoma (dav)26
fonts
Let Users Control Font Size (nng)25
usability, customization, readability
Reading Design (ali)24
design, content, readability
The Trouble With “em” ’n “en” (and Other Shady Characters) (ali)23
html, unicode, character-references
Typography Matters (kis/ali)22
content, readability
CSS Design: Size Matters (ali)21
css, browsers, netscape, microsoft, internet-explorer, support
Collecting Your Font Styles20
css
Cap Sizer19
tools, exploration, code-generation
CSS Fluid Typography Generator (cod)18
tools, exploration, code-generation, css, liquid-design
Fluid Type Scale Generator (Marc-Aurele Legoux)17
tools, exploration, code-generation
Font Capability Checker (pix)16
tools, exploration, fonts
Font Comparer15
tools, exploration, fonts, comparisons
Font Determiner14
tools, exploration, fonts
Font Family Support Checker (zac)13
tools, exploration, fonts, support
Font Pairing Generator12
tools, exploration, fonts, comparisons
Font Style Matcher11
tools, exploration, fonts, css
Font Tester10
tools, exploration, fonts
Golden Ratio Typography Calculator9
tools, exploration
Text Decoration Generator8
tools, exploration, decoration
Type Scale Generator (Jeremy Church)7
tools, exploration, code-generation
Type Scale Generator (Tim Brown) (tim)6
tools, exploration, code-generation
Web Font Generator5
tools, exploration, fonts
Fluid Type Scale Generator (Aleksandr Hovhannisyan) (ale)4
tools, exploration, code-generation
Google Web Fonts Helper3
tools, exploration, code-generation, google, fonts
Fallback Font Generator (scr)2
tools, exploration, fonts, code-generation
Text-to-Unicode Range Generator (sto)1
tools, exploration, fonts, code-generation, css