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“typography” News Archive

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

Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
Are We Stuck in the Typographic Principles of the 20th Century? (its)283
Fluid Typography With “progress()” (mat/fro)282
css, functions, liquid-design
FIFA’s World Cup Typography Foul: UI Design Learnings (pim)281
fonts, legibility
AI Has Come for Serif Fonts (wir)280
ai, design
Why AI Won’t Replace Human Type Designers279
ai, fonts, design, career
The Day CSS Made Me Learn Algebra Again, and I Liked It (sch)278
css, math, examples
Logo Design Trends for 2026: What I’m Actually Seeing (and What Most Designers Are Missing) (web)277
design, logos, images, trends
Container Query Typography Systems (mat)276
css, container-queries
Building Typographic Scales in CSS With “:heading()”, “sibling-index()”, and “pow()” (stu)275
css, functions, math
Justifying “text-wrap: pretty”274
css
How to Use Font Ligatures273
how-tos, fonts, tooling, adobe, figma, microsoft, css
V7: Typographic Scales and Technical Pens272
design, css, case-studies
Responsive and Fluid Typography With Baseline CSS Features (mia)271
css, responsive-design
Getting Creative With “the Measure” (mal/css)270
css, readability
Solving Small Text and Contrast Issues for Large-Screen Readability (a11)269
accessibility, contrast, readability
Responsive Letter Spacing (tyl/clo)268
responsive-design, css
When to Use CSS “text-wrap: balance” vs. “text-wrap: pretty” (dxn/log)267
css
How to Use CSS “line-clamp” to Trim Lines of Text (dxn/log)266
how-tos, css
Solved by Modern CSS: Section Layout (sha)265
css, layout, grids, liquid-design
Compressed Fluid Typography (mat)264
css, liquid-design
Fluid Headings (don)263
headings, css, responsive-design
Testing Methods: Text Spacing (dec)262
accessibility, testing, wcag, readability
Design Can’t Rely on Logic: Troy Leinster on Type Design and Human Perception (int)261
podcasts, interviews, design, fonts
Visualizing Responsive Typography (mia/odd)260
css, responsive-design, functions
On Dashes, AI, and Screen Readers (ons/tpg)259
ai, screen-readers, accessibility
This One CSS Property Fixed My Font Headaches Forever258
css
Designing for User Font-Size and Zoom (mia/odd)257
design, zooming, css, units, functions
Setting Line Length in CSS (and Fitting Text to a Container) (dxn/css)256
css, units
It’s More Than Picking a Pretty Font255
accessibility, fonts, legibility, readability, wcag
Font Size Dimensions (don)254
css, units
Why Fonts Look Better on macOS Than on Windows253
fonts, readability, unix-like, apple, windows, comparisons
A11y 101: 1.4.12 Text Spacing (nat)252
introductions, accessibility, wcag
Painting With the Web (mat/btc)251
videos, web, web-platform, design
Polishing Your Typography With Line Height Units (jen/web)250
css, units
Web Typography: A Refresher and History (zel)249
history, link-lists
“Pretty” Is in the Eye of the Beholder (geo/css)248
css, browsers, support, chrome, safari
Thin Fonts Are a Usability Nightmare—and Finally, Designers Are Waking Up (web)247
fonts, usability, accessibility, design
Better Typography With “text-wrap: pretty” (jen/web)246
css, webkit, browser-engines, browsers, safari
Mastering Typography in Design Systems With Semantic Tokens and Responsive Scaling245
design-systems, design-tokens, semantics, responsive-design, scaling
Layered Text Headers (chr/fro)244
css, svg, shadows
Revisiting Fluid Type (ric+/odd)243
videos, interviews, fonts, responsive-design
How to Use “attr()” in CSS for Columns, Colors, and Font-Size (chr/fro)242
how-tos, css, functions, layout, colors
Justified Text, JS “moveBefore” Method, Performance Optimization (zor/css)241
videos, css, javascript, performance, optimization
The Hardest Working Font in Manhattan (mwi)240
fonts, history
Reimagining Fluid Typography (mia/odd)239
css, responsive-design, liquid-design
Better Text Rendering in Chromium-Based Browsers on Windows (pat)238
rendering, browser-engines, browsers, chromium, windows
Beware the Faux Bold (and How to Fix It) (ric)237
fonts, css
Change “font-weight” Based on the User’s Screen DPI236
css, pixel-density
Justified Text: Better Than Expected? (tyl/clo)235
css
CSS “text-box-trim” (arg)234
css
Fabulous Font-Face Fallbacks (sto/per)233
performance, css, fonts
“text-box” (fon)232
css, spacing
CSS “margin-trim” and Line Height Units (jen/5t3)231
css, margins, units
CSS “text-wrap” (mey/5t3)230
css
What’s the Deal With WebKit Font Smoothing? (dbu)229
webkit, css
An HTML Email Template With Basic Typography and Dark/light Modes (chr/fro)228
templates, html, email, dark-mode
What Makes a Font Accessible? A Designer’s Guide (a11)227
guides, design, fonts, accessibility
Please, Don’t Use Viewport Units for Font Sizes (kev)226
videos, css, units
The Problem With Superscripts and Subscripts (ric)225
css
The Problem of the Em Square224
design, history
Quick Guide to Web Typography for Developers (ole)223
guides, fonts, examples
Mastering Typography in Logo Design (sma)222
design, images, logos
Fluid Typography in Design Systems: From Design to Code (fel)221
design, design-systems, design-tokens
“font-size” Limbo (seb)220
design, css
Figma Typography Variables (fro)219
figma, variables
CSS “font-size-adjust” Is Now in Baseline (rac)218
css, browsers, support, web-platform
Dynamic Type on the Web (cho)217
css, apple, unix-like, accessibility
Use of “ch” Unit Considered Inappropriate (in Certain Circumstances) (ric)216
css, units
Setting Up Typography Variables in Figma215
figma, variables
Typographer vs. Accessibility (pim/btc)214
videos, accessibility
Typography Terms: Glossary (tbf/nng)213
terminology
Creating Fluid Typography With the CSS “clamp()” Function212
css, functions, liquid-design
Typography Variables in Figma Are Here211
variables, figma
The Basics of Legibility210
fundamentals, legibility
Fluid Typography With Discrete Steps (css)209
css, tips-and-tricks
Hanging Punctuation in CSS (ada)208
css
Spicing Up Text With “text-emphasis” in CSS (ami)207
css, effects
The Problem With Data Attributes for Text Effects (man)206
html, custom-data, css, effects
Retrofitting Fluid Typography (ric)205
liquid-design, css
Making the Most of Ligatures (man)204
css
Nicer Text Wrapping With CSS “text-wrap” (lon)203
css
The AI Dilemma in Graphic Design: Steering Towards Excellence in Typography and Beyond (sma)202
ai, design
The Most Accessible Font201
accessibility, legibility, fonts
The “hanging-punctuation” Property in CSS (chr)200
css
CSS “text-wrap: pretty” (arg)199
css, browsers, chrome, support
When to Use CSS “text-wrap: balance;” vs. “text-wrap: pretty;” (sea)198
css, comparisons
The 3 Secrets to Font Pairing197
fonts, design
8 More Micro Tips for Remarkably Better Typography196
tips-and-tricks, legibility, readability
Responsive Type Scales With Composable CSS Utilities195
css, responsive-design
WOFF Has Left the Building (mat)194
fonts, woff, css, support
8 Micro Tips for Remarkably Better Typography193
tips-and-tricks, readability
Thinking on Ways to Solve Adaptive Typography (arg)192
videos, css, fonts
Adapting Typography to User Preferences With CSS (arg)191
css, customization
Fluid vs. Responsive Typography With CSS Clamp (its/log)190
css, functions, responsive-design
Figma Typography Secrets—Seven Pro Tips Revealed (pim)189
figma
90s Websites—Key Characteristics and Examples188
design, history, trends, navigation, colors
Mapping Typography (sco/9el)187
videos, css
What’s Your Type? Try These Tests to Pick the Perfect Font for You (was)186
design, fonts
Text Wrap Pretty Is Coming to CSS (ami)185
css
7 Practical CSS Typography Tips and Tricks (zor/css)184
videos, css, tips-and-tricks
Typography for Everyone (tob/btc)183
videos, fonts
Container Query Units and Fluid Typography (5t3)182
css, container-queries, liquid-design
CSS Text Balancing With “text-wrap: balance” (sha)181
css
The IL1 Typography Test (nng)180
videos, legibility, user-experience, testing
Preventing Too-Short Final Lines of Text Blocks (ric)179
css
Modern Font Stacks178
websites, fonts
16 Little UI Design Tips That Make a Big Impact177
design, tips-and-tricks, spacing, consistency, colors, contrast, fonts
An End to Typographic Widows on the Web (ric)176
css
Balanced Text Wrapping Is Coming to CSS (ami)175
css
Responsive Headlines Are About to Get Awesome (tyl/clo)174
css, headings, responsive-design
Improved Font Fallbacks173
fonts, graceful-degradation
How to Pick a Font (That Doesn’t Suck)172
how-tos, guides, fonts
Typography Manual171
code-pens
Typographic Hierarchy in Print, Web, and App Design (pim)170
design, hierarchy
Container Queries and Typography (fon)169
css, container-queries
On-Scroll Typography Animations (cod)168
animations
Greater Styling Control Over Type With “initial-letter” (sea)167
css
Quick Thoughts on Typeface and Font Accessibility166
accessibility, fonts
Fluid Typography: Predicting a Problem With Your User’s Zoom-In (sma)165
css, accessibility, zooming
An Ultimate Guide on Sizing, Spacing, Grids, and Layout in Web and UI/UX Design (sma)164
guides, spacing, grids, layout, design
How to Create Typography Guidelines for a Product That Does Not Follow a Design System163
how-tos, design-systems
A Conversation With ChatGPT (mat)162
interviews, ai, chatgpt, design
The Final Google Fonts Knowledge Drop of 2022 (ell)161
google, fonts
From Type to Logotype160
fonts, design, branding, logos
Advanced Web Font Optimization Techniques159
fonts, optimization
How to Use Huge Type on the Web158
how-tos, design
CSS Ellipsis for Single-Line and Multi-Line Text157
css
Typographic Hierarchies (sma)156
design
Easy Fluid Typography With “clamp()” Using Sass Functions (uti/sma)155
liquid-design, css, sass, functions
This Site’s Type Is Now Variable (ell)154
fonts, variable-fonts, css
First Batch of Color Fonts Arrives on Google Fonts153
google, fonts, colors
CSS “line-height” (mar)152
css
Adventures in Text Rendering: Kerning and Glyph Atlases151
rendering, kerning
Typography in Web Design (uxm)150
design
The Right Space Around Headings in Web Typography (pim)149
spacing, headings
The Dos and Don’ts of Pairing Typefaces (nng)148
design, readability, legibility, usability
Measuring the Performance of Typefaces for Users II (sma)147
fonts, performance
Web Typography: Establishing a Strong Typographic System (mis)146
Measuring the Performance of Typefaces for Users (sma)145
fonts, performance
Tokens as Intents (don)144
design-tokens, naming
Legibility—How and Why Typography Affects Ease of Reading143
websites, books, legibility
Deep Dive Into Text Wrapping and Word Breaking (lon)142
css, deep-dives
Best Font for Online Reading: No Single Answer (nng)141
studies, research, fonts, readability
Fonts in Use: Variable Fonts140
fonts, variable-fonts
Variable Fonts in Real Life: How to Use and Love Them (rom+/evi)139
fonts, variable-fonts
Typography in Design Tokens for Figma and Code138
design-tokens, tooling, figma
Identifying Fonts: The Complete Guide137
guides, fonts
Don’t Believe the Type! (gar+/deq)136
videos, accessibility, readability, fonts
Minimizing Google Fonts by Only Loading It for Certain Characters (ami)135
google, fonts, performance, minimalism
Why You Should Use a Developer Font134
fonts, productivity
Modern Fluid Typography Using CSS Clamp (cod/sma)133
css, liquid-design
Styling Strategies Using Typography132
Consistent, Fluidly Scaling Type, and Spacing (bel/css)131
css, scaling, liquid-design
The Ideal Line Length and Line Height in Web Design (pim)130
design, readability
Google Fonts Knowledge (ell)129
google, fonts
What Creating a Simple Font Taught Me About Font Design128
fonts
What’s the Right Font Size in Web Design? (pim)127
design
Line Length Revisited: Following the Research126
design, readability, research
Times New Roman Doesn’t Have to Be Boring—Here’s Why125
fonts
All You Need Is 5 Fonts124
design, fonts
Optical Size, the Hidden Superpower of Variable Fonts (pix)123
css, fonts, variable-fonts
Intrinsic Typography Is the Future of Styling Text on the Web (css)122
css
How I’m Dealing With Font Sizes (geo)121
css
Uniwidth Typefaces for Interface Design120
fonts
Symbols to Copy119
tooling
CSS “min()”, “max()”, and “clamp()” (una)118
css, functions
“font-kerning” (geo/css)117
css, kerning
The Thing With Leading in CSS (mat)116
css
Use Advanced Typography With Local Fonts (tom)115
fonts, apis
“font-weight: 300” Considered Harmful (chr/css)114
css, legibility
Modern CSS Techniques to Improve Legibility (sma)113
css, techniques, legibility
“font-weight: 300” Considered Harmful (and a Fontconfig Workaround) (lis)112
css, legibility, unix-like
The Secret of Typography, Kerning, Explained for Dummies111
kerning
How to Tame Line Height in CSS (css)110
how-tos, css
Accessible Font Sizing, Explained (css)109
accessibility, wcag, css, units
What Is Kerning? Here’s What You Need to Know108
kerning
How Do You Do “max-font-size” in CSS? (chr/css)107
css
How to Convert Variable TTF Font Files to WOFF2 (hen)106
how-tos, fonts, variable-fonts, ttf, woff, conversion
Dynamic Typography With Variable Fonts (btc)105
videos, fonts, variable-fonts
Design Principles for Developers: Processes and CSS Tips for Better Web Design (css)104
design, spacing, colors, principles, processes, css, tips-and-tricks
Six Tips for Better Web Typography (fon/css)103
design, tips-and-tricks
Typography for Developers (css)102
fonts, legibility, readability, css, link-lists
Colorful Typographic Experiments (chr/css)101
experiments, colors, css
Extreme Typography on the Web (djr/btc)100
videos
A Reference Guide for Typography in Mobile Web Design (sma)99
guides, terminology, mobile
Text Spacing Bookmarklet (ste)98
code-pens, bookmarklets, accessibility, wcag
Designing for Accessibility and Inclusion (sma)97
design, accessibility, dei, animations, colors, images, multimedia, keyboard-navigation, layout, readability
Understanding Web Fonts and Getting the Most Out of Them (thi/css)96
fonts, ttf, woff, css, variable-fonts
Universal Principles of User Experience Design (sma)95
user-experience, design, principles
Small Tweaks That Can Make a Huge Impact on Your Website’s Accessibility (bel/css)94
accessibility, semantics, contrast, colors, labels, forms, keyboard-navigation
CSS Line Spacing: How to Set Line Spacing93
how-tos, css
Web Typography: Designing Tables to Be Read, Not Looked At (ric/ali)92
readability, tables, responsive-design
CSS “font-display”: The Future of Font Rendering on the Web91
css, fonts
Improve Web Typography With CSS “font-size-adjust”90
css, optimization
Fluid Responsive Typography With CSS Poly Fluid Sizing (sma)89
responsive-design, liquid-design, css, sass
Typography Is Code (fra/btc)88
videos
Typography on the Web Is Like Other Typography Only More Interesting (kup/btc)87
videos
The 10 Big Web Design Trends of 201586
design, layout, trends, minimalism, scrolling, flat-design, animations, colors, backgrounds
Space Yourself (mwi/sma)85
whitespace, css, unicode
Type Is Visible Language (esp/btc)84
videos, fonts
Typographic Units in CSS (joh)83
css, units
12 Little-Known CSS Facts (the Sequel) (lou)82
css, borders, tables, naming, animations, selectors
Sass and Responsive Typography81
sass, responsive-design
The Good, the Bad, and the Great Examples of Web Typography (sma)80
fonts, examples
3 Principles for Perfect Typeface Pairing79
fonts, principles
Better Web Typography With “font-weight”, Autohinting and “font-feature-settings” (zol)78
css, examples
Font Hinting and the Future of Responsive Typography (nic/ali)77
fonts, responsive-design
A Critical Approach to Typefaces (sma)76
fonts
Typography 10175
introductions, terminology
CSS Baseline: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (sma)74
css
Why Won’t Helvetica Go Away? (sma)73
fonts, history
A Closer Look at Font Rendering (sma)72
fonts, rendering
CSS Tip: An “em” Isn’t an “m”, but an “ex” Is an “x”71
css, units, tips-and-tricks
More Meaningful Typography (ali)70
css
Font Sizing With “rem” (jus)69
css, units
Technical Web Typography: Guidelines and Techniques (css/sma)68
css, guidelines, techniques
Tracking—CSS “letter-spacing” and Where to Use It67
css
Typographic Effects in Canvas66
canvas, javascript
A Simpler Page (cra/ali)65
design, readability, html, css, simplicity
Readability: The Optimal Line Length64
readability, usability
Typography Is Not Your Brand, So Don’t Steal It (tim)63
branding, design
“text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;” // Can You Read Me Now? (dal/aja)62
css, legibility
Google Fonts Is Born—Can I Get a Hallelujah!? (mis)61
google, fonts
The Future of CSS Typography (sma)60
css
On Web Typography (jas/ali)59
fonts, legibility, readability
W3C Cheatsheet (don/w3c)58
cheat-sheets, documentation, css, html, svg, xpath, accessibility, internationalization
Can Typekit Bring Fonts to the Web?57
fonts
IKEA and the Font Fiasco56
fonts, case-studies
How to Style Your Type With CSS55
css
Punctuation Cheat Sheet (j9t)54
localization, cheat-sheets
Focus on Typography: Contrast53
contrast, colors
Fuck the Foundries (div)52
fonts
8 Simple Typography Tips for Your Designs (sma)51
design, css, tips-and-tricks
10 Principles of Readability and Web Typography (sma)50
design, readability, principles
In Defense of Readers (ali)49
content, writing, readability
8 Definitive Web Font Stacks48
fonts
Typographic Grid (chr/css)47
grids
Use the Best Available Ampersand (sim)46
design
W3C Tackles Web Typography With CSS 3 (cms)45
w3c, css, standards
Design Rants (dav)44
design, readability, responsive-design, semantics
Web Typography: Tell Me What You Want (jas)43
w3c, fonts, css
Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces? (ale)42
fonts, legibility, studies, research
The Principles of Beautiful Typography (jas)41
principles, fonts, readability, legibility
Understanding Web Design (zel/ali)40
design
How to Size Text in CSS (ric/ali)39
how-tos, css, resizing, browsers, safari
Blueprint CSS Framework: Typography Matters (dal/aja)38
blueprint
Typography and Web Advertising: Making Every Opportunity Count (dig)37
design, monetization
Compose to a Vertical Rhythm (ric/24w)36
css, headings
Five Simple Steps to Typesetting on the Web: Printing the Web (fro)35
print
The Elements of Typographic Style Applied to the Web (ric)34
websites, guides
Typography—a Dying Art Form? (fro)33
Five Simple Steps to Better Typography (mar)32
css
Type: The Extra Mile (dav)31
legibility
The New Typography (ric)30
fonts, css
A Comparison of Two Computer Fonts: Serif Versus Ornate Sans Serif29
fonts, readability, legibility, comparisons
Understanding Web Typography—an Introduction28
introductions, fonts, html
Origins of Verdana/Tahoma (dav)27
fonts
Let Users Control Font Size (nng)26
usability, customization, readability
Reading Design (ali)25
design, content, readability
The Trouble With “em” ’n “en” (and Other Shady Characters) (ali)24
html, unicode, character-references
Typography Matters (kis/ali)23
content, readability
CSS Design: Size Matters (ali)22
css, browsers, netscape, internet-explorer, support
Collecting Your Font Styles21
css
Typography Glossary20
terminology
Cap Sizer19
tools, exploration, code-generation
CSS Fluid Typography Generator (cod)18
tools, exploration, code-generation, css, liquid-design
Font Capability Checker (pix)17
tools, exploration, fonts
Font Comparer16
tools, exploration, fonts, comparisons
Font Determiner15
tools, exploration, fonts
Font Family Support Checker (zac)14
tools, exploration, fonts, support
Font Pairing Generator13
tools, exploration, fonts, comparisons
Font Style Matcher12
tools, exploration, fonts, css
Font Tester11
tools, exploration, fonts
Golden Ratio Typography Calculator10
tools, exploration
Text Decoration Generator9
tools, exploration, decoration
Type Scale Generator (Jeremy Church)8
tools, exploration, code-generation
Type Scale Generator (Tim Brown) (tim)7
tools, exploration, code-generation
Web Font Generator6
tools, exploration, fonts
Fluid Type Scale Generator (Aleksandr Hovhannisyan) (ale)5
tools, exploration, code-generation
Google Web Fonts Helper4
tools, exploration, code-generation, google, fonts
Fallback Font Generator (scr)3
tools, exploration, fonts, code-generation
Text-to-Unicode Range Generator (sto)2
tools, exploration, fonts, code-generation, css
Fluid Type Scale Generator (James Gilyead and Trys Mudford) (j98+)1
tools, exploration, code-generation, css, sass, postcss