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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#
Keeping Type Consistent in Changing Conditions (ell)287
variable-fonts, fonts
Are We Stuck in the Typographic Principles of the 20th Century? (its)286
Fluid Typography With “progress()” (mat/fro)285
css, functions, liquid-design
FIFA’s World Cup Typography Foul: UI Design Learnings (pim)284
fonts, legibility
AI Has Come for Serif Fonts (wir)283
ai, design
Why AI Won’t Replace Human Type Designers282
ai, fonts, design, career
The Day CSS Made Me Learn Algebra Again, and I Liked It (sch)281
css, math, examples
Logo Design Trends for 2026: What I’m Actually Seeing (and What Most Designers Are Missing) (web)280
design, logos, images, trends
Container Query Typography Systems (mat)279
css, container-queries
Building Typographic Scales in CSS With “:heading()”, “sibling-index()”, and “pow()” (stu)278
css, functions, math
Justifying “text-wrap: pretty”277
css
How to Use Font Ligatures276
how-tos, fonts, tooling, adobe, figma, microsoft, css
V7: Typographic Scales and Technical Pens275
design, css, case-studies
Responsive and Fluid Typography With Baseline CSS Features (mia)274
css, responsive-design
Getting Creative With “the Measure” (mal/css)273
css, readability
Solving Small Text and Contrast Issues for Large-Screen Readability (a11)272
accessibility, contrast, readability
Responsive Letter Spacing (tyl/clo)271
responsive-design, css
When to Use CSS “text-wrap: balance” vs. “text-wrap: pretty” (dxn/log)270
css
How to Use CSS “line-clamp” to Trim Lines of Text (dxn/log)269
how-tos, css
Solved by Modern CSS: Section Layout (sha)268
css, layout, grids, liquid-design
Compressed Fluid Typography (mat)267
css, liquid-design
Fluid Headings (don)266
headings, css, responsive-design
Testing Methods: Text Spacing (dec)265
accessibility, testing, wcag, readability
Design Can’t Rely on Logic: Troy Leinster on Type Design and Human Perception (int)264
podcasts, interviews, design, fonts
Visualizing Responsive Typography (mia/odd)263
css, responsive-design, functions
On Dashes, AI, and Screen Readers (ons/tpg)262
ai, screen-readers, accessibility
This One CSS Property Fixed My Font Headaches Forever261
css
Designing for User Font-Size and Zoom (mia/odd)260
design, zooming, css, units, functions
Setting Line Length in CSS (and Fitting Text to a Container) (dxn/css)259
css, units
It’s More Than Picking a Pretty Font258
accessibility, fonts, legibility, readability, wcag
Font Size Dimensions (don)257
css, units
Why Fonts Look Better on macOS Than on Windows256
fonts, readability, unix-like, apple, windows, comparisons
A11y 101: 1.4.12 Text Spacing (nat)255
introductions, accessibility, wcag
Painting With the Web (mat/btc)254
videos, web, web-platform, design
Polishing Your Typography With Line Height Units (jen/web)253
css, units
Web Typography: A Refresher and History (zel)252
history, link-lists
“Pretty” Is in the Eye of the Beholder (geo/css)251
css, browsers, support, chrome, safari
Thin Fonts Are a Usability Nightmare—and Finally, Designers Are Waking Up (web)250
fonts, usability, accessibility, design
Better Typography With “text-wrap: pretty” (jen/web)249
css, webkit, browser-engines, browsers, safari
Mastering Typography in Design Systems With Semantic Tokens and Responsive Scaling248
design-systems, design-tokens, semantics, responsive-design, scaling
Layered Text Headers (chr/fro)247
css, svg, shadows
Revisiting Fluid Type (ric+/odd)246
videos, interviews, fonts, responsive-design
How to Use “attr()” in CSS for Columns, Colors, and Font-Size (chr/fro)245
how-tos, css, functions, layout, colors
Justified Text, JS “moveBefore” Method, Performance Optimization (zor/css)244
videos, css, javascript, performance, optimization
The Hardest Working Font in Manhattan (mwi)243
fonts, history
Reimagining Fluid Typography (mia/odd)242
css, responsive-design, liquid-design
Better Text Rendering in Chromium-Based Browsers on Windows (pat)241
rendering, browser-engines, browsers, chromium, windows
Beware the Faux Bold (and How to Fix It) (ric)240
fonts, css
Change “font-weight” Based on the User’s Screen DPI239
css, pixel-density
Justified Text: Better Than Expected? (tyl/clo)238
css
CSS “text-box-trim” (arg)237
css
Fabulous Font-Face Fallbacks (sto/per)236
performance, css, fonts
“text-box” (fon)235
css, spacing
CSS “margin-trim” and Line Height Units (jen/5t3)234
css, margins, units
CSS “text-wrap” (mey/5t3)233
css
What’s the Deal With WebKit Font Smoothing? (dbu)232
webkit, css
An HTML Email Template With Basic Typography and Dark/light Modes (chr/fro)231
templates, html, email, dark-mode
What Makes a Font Accessible? A Designer’s Guide (a11)230
guides, design, fonts, accessibility
Please, Don’t Use Viewport Units for Font Sizes (kev)229
videos, css, units
The Problem With Superscripts and Subscripts (ric)228
css
The Problem of the Em Square227
design, history
Quick Guide to Web Typography for Developers (ole)226
guides, fonts, examples
Mastering Typography in Logo Design (sma)225
design, images, logos
Fluid Typography in Design Systems: From Design to Code (fel)224
design, design-systems, design-tokens
“font-size” Limbo (seb)223
design, css
Figma Typography Variables (fro)222
figma, variables
CSS “font-size-adjust” Is Now in Baseline (rac)221
css, browsers, support, web-platform
Dynamic Type on the Web (cho)220
css, apple, unix-like, accessibility
Use of “ch” Unit Considered Inappropriate (in Certain Circumstances) (ric)219
css, units
Setting Up Typography Variables in Figma218
figma, variables
Typographer vs. Accessibility (pim/btc)217
videos, accessibility
Typography Terms: Glossary (tbf/nng)216
terminology
Creating Fluid Typography With the CSS “clamp()” Function215
css, functions, liquid-design
Typography Variables in Figma Are Here214
variables, figma
The Basics of Legibility213
fundamentals, legibility
Fluid Typography With Discrete Steps (css)212
css, tips-and-tricks
Hanging Punctuation in CSS (ada)211
css
Spicing Up Text With “text-emphasis” in CSS (ami)210
css, effects
The Problem With Data Attributes for Text Effects (man)209
html, custom-data, css, effects
Retrofitting Fluid Typography (ric)208
liquid-design, css
Making the Most of Ligatures (man)207
css
Nicer Text Wrapping With CSS “text-wrap” (lon)206
css
The AI Dilemma in Graphic Design: Steering Towards Excellence in Typography and Beyond (sma)205
ai, design
The Most Accessible Font204
accessibility, legibility, fonts
The “hanging-punctuation” Property in CSS (chr)203
css
CSS “text-wrap: pretty” (arg)202
css, browsers, chrome, support
When to Use CSS “text-wrap: balance;” vs. “text-wrap: pretty;” (sea)201
css, comparisons
The 3 Secrets to Font Pairing200
fonts, design
8 More Micro Tips for Remarkably Better Typography199
tips-and-tricks, legibility, readability
Responsive Type Scales With Composable CSS Utilities198
css, responsive-design
WOFF Has Left the Building (mat)197
fonts, woff, css, support
8 Micro Tips for Remarkably Better Typography196
tips-and-tricks, readability
Thinking on Ways to Solve Adaptive Typography (arg)195
videos, css, fonts
Adapting Typography to User Preferences With CSS (arg)194
css, customization
Fluid vs. Responsive Typography With CSS Clamp (its/log)193
css, functions, responsive-design
Figma Typography Secrets—Seven Pro Tips Revealed (pim)192
figma
90s Websites—Key Characteristics and Examples191
design, history, trends, navigation, colors
Mapping Typography (sco/9el)190
videos, css
What’s Your Type? Try These Tests to Pick the Perfect Font for You (was)189
design, fonts
Text Wrap Pretty Is Coming to CSS (ami)188
css
7 Practical CSS Typography Tips and Tricks (zor/css)187
videos, css, tips-and-tricks
Typography for Everyone (tob/btc)186
videos, fonts
Container Query Units and Fluid Typography (5t3)185
css, container-queries, liquid-design
CSS Text Balancing With “text-wrap: balance” (sha)184
css
The IL1 Typography Test (nng)183
videos, legibility, user-experience, testing
Preventing Too-Short Final Lines of Text Blocks (ric)182
css
Modern Font Stacks181
websites, fonts
16 Little UI Design Tips That Make a Big Impact180
design, tips-and-tricks, spacing, consistency, colors, contrast, fonts
An End to Typographic Widows on the Web (ric)179
css
Balanced Text Wrapping Is Coming to CSS (ami)178
css
Responsive Headlines Are About to Get Awesome (tyl/clo)177
css, headings, responsive-design
Improved Font Fallbacks176
fonts, graceful-degradation
How to Pick a Font (That Doesn’t Suck)175
how-tos, guides, fonts
Typography Manual174
code-pens
Typographic Hierarchy in Print, Web, and App Design (pim)173
design, hierarchy
Container Queries and Typography (fon)172
css, container-queries
On-Scroll Typography Animations (cod)171
animations
Greater Styling Control Over Type With “initial-letter” (sea)170
css
Quick Thoughts on Typeface and Font Accessibility169
accessibility, fonts
Fluid Typography: Predicting a Problem With Your User’s Zoom-In (sma)168
css, accessibility, zooming
An Ultimate Guide on Sizing, Spacing, Grids, and Layout in Web and UI/UX Design (sma)167
guides, spacing, grids, layout, design
How to Create Typography Guidelines for a Product That Does Not Follow a Design System166
how-tos, design-systems
A Conversation With ChatGPT (mat)165
interviews, ai, chatgpt, design
The Final Google Fonts Knowledge Drop of 2022 (ell)164
google, fonts
From Type to Logotype163
fonts, design, branding, logos
Advanced Web Font Optimization Techniques162
fonts, optimization
How to Use Huge Type on the Web161
how-tos, design
CSS Ellipsis for Single-Line and Multi-Line Text160
css
Typographic Hierarchies (sma)159
design
Easy Fluid Typography With “clamp()” Using Sass Functions (uti/sma)158
liquid-design, css, sass, functions
This Site’s Type Is Now Variable (ell)157
fonts, variable-fonts, css
First Batch of Color Fonts Arrives on Google Fonts156
google, fonts, colors
CSS “line-height” (mar)155
css
Adventures in Text Rendering: Kerning and Glyph Atlases154
rendering, kerning
Typography in Web Design (uxm)153
design
The Right Space Around Headings in Web Typography (pim)152
spacing, headings
The Dos and Don’ts of Pairing Typefaces (nng)151
design, readability, legibility, usability
Measuring the Performance of Typefaces for Users II (sma)150
fonts, performance
Web Typography: Establishing a Strong Typographic System (mis)149
Measuring the Performance of Typefaces for Users (sma)148
fonts, performance
Tokens as Intents (don)147
design-tokens, naming
Legibility—How and Why Typography Affects Ease of Reading146
websites, books, legibility
Deep Dive Into Text Wrapping and Word Breaking (lon)145
css, deep-dives
Best Font for Online Reading: No Single Answer (nng)144
studies, research, fonts, readability
Fonts in Use: Variable Fonts143
fonts, variable-fonts
Variable Fonts in Real Life: How to Use and Love Them (rom+/evi)142
fonts, variable-fonts
Typography in Design Tokens for Figma and Code141
design-tokens, tooling, figma
Identifying Fonts: The Complete Guide140
guides, fonts
Don’t Believe the Type! (gar+/deq)139
videos, accessibility, readability, fonts
Minimizing Google Fonts by Only Loading It for Certain Characters (ami)138
google, fonts, performance, minimalism
Why You Should Use a Developer Font137
fonts, productivity
Modern Fluid Typography Using CSS Clamp (cod/sma)136
css, liquid-design
Styling Strategies Using Typography135
Consistent, Fluidly Scaling Type, and Spacing (bel/css)134
css, scaling, liquid-design
The Ideal Line Length and Line Height in Web Design (pim)133
design, readability
Google Fonts Knowledge (ell)132
google, fonts
What Creating a Simple Font Taught Me About Font Design131
fonts
What’s the Right Font Size in Web Design? (pim)130
design
Line Length Revisited: Following the Research129
design, readability, research
Times New Roman Doesn’t Have to Be Boring—Here’s Why128
fonts
All You Need Is 5 Fonts127
design, fonts
Optical Size, the Hidden Superpower of Variable Fonts (pix)126
css, fonts, variable-fonts
Intrinsic Typography Is the Future of Styling Text on the Web (css)125
css
How I’m Dealing With Font Sizes (geo)124
css
Uniwidth Typefaces for Interface Design123
fonts
Symbols to Copy122
tooling
CSS “min()”, “max()”, and “clamp()” (una)121
css, functions
“font-kerning” (geo/css)120
css, kerning
The Thing With Leading in CSS (mat)119
css
Use Advanced Typography With Local Fonts (tom)118
fonts, apis
“font-weight: 300” Considered Harmful (chr/css)117
css, legibility
Modern CSS Techniques to Improve Legibility (sma)116
css, techniques, legibility
“font-weight: 300” Considered Harmful (and a Fontconfig Workaround) (lis)115
css, legibility, unix-like
The Secret of Typography, Kerning, Explained for Dummies114
kerning
How to Tame Line Height in CSS (css)113
how-tos, css
Accessible Font Sizing, Explained (css)112
accessibility, wcag, css, units
What Is Kerning? Here’s What You Need to Know111
kerning
How Do You Do “max-font-size” in CSS? (chr/css)110
css
How to Convert Variable TTF Font Files to WOFF2 (hen)109
how-tos, fonts, variable-fonts, ttf, woff, conversion
Dynamic Typography With Variable Fonts (btc)108
videos, fonts, variable-fonts
Design Principles for Developers: Processes and CSS Tips for Better Web Design (css)107
design, spacing, colors, principles, processes, css, tips-and-tricks
Six Tips for Better Web Typography (fon/css)106
design, tips-and-tricks
Typography for Developers (css)105
fonts, legibility, readability, css, link-lists
Colorful Typographic Experiments (chr/css)104
experiments, colors, css
Extreme Typography on the Web (djr/btc)103
videos
A Reference Guide for Typography in Mobile Web Design (sma)102
guides, terminology, mobile
Text Spacing Bookmarklet (ste)101
code-pens, bookmarklets, accessibility, wcag
Designing for Accessibility and Inclusion (sma)100
design, accessibility, dei, animations, colors, images, multimedia, keyboard-navigation, layout, readability
Understanding Web Fonts and Getting the Most Out of Them (thi/css)99
fonts, ttf, woff, css, variable-fonts
Universal Principles of User Experience Design (sma)98
user-experience, design, principles
Small Tweaks That Can Make a Huge Impact on Your Website’s Accessibility (bel/css)97
accessibility, semantics, contrast, colors, labels, forms, keyboard-navigation
CSS Line Spacing: How to Set Line Spacing96
how-tos, css
Web Typography: Designing Tables to Be Read, Not Looked At (ric/ali)95
readability, tables, responsive-design
CSS “font-display”: The Future of Font Rendering on the Web94
css, fonts
Improve Web Typography With CSS “font-size-adjust”93
css, optimization
Fluid Responsive Typography With CSS Poly Fluid Sizing (sma)92
responsive-design, liquid-design, css, sass
Typography Is Code (fra/btc)91
videos
Typography on the Web Is Like Other Typography Only More Interesting (kup/btc)90
videos
The 10 Big Web Design Trends of 201589
design, layout, trends, minimalism, scrolling, flat-design, animations, colors, backgrounds
Space Yourself (mwi/sma)88
whitespace, css, unicode
Type Is Visible Language (esp/btc)87
videos, fonts
Typographic Units in CSS (joh)86
css, units
12 Little-Known CSS Facts (the Sequel) (lou)85
css, borders, tables, naming, animations, selectors
Sass and Responsive Typography84
sass, responsive-design
The Good, the Bad, and the Great Examples of Web Typography (sma)83
fonts, examples
3 Principles for Perfect Typeface Pairing82
fonts, principles
Better Web Typography With “font-weight”, Autohinting and “font-feature-settings” (zol)81
css, examples
Font Hinting and the Future of Responsive Typography (nic/ali)80
fonts, responsive-design
A Critical Approach to Typefaces (sma)79
fonts
Typography 10178
introductions, terminology
CSS Baseline: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (sma)77
css
Why Won’t Helvetica Go Away? (sma)76
fonts, history
A Closer Look at Font Rendering (sma)75
fonts, rendering
CSS Tip: An “em” Isn’t an “m”, but an “ex” Is an “x”74
css, units, tips-and-tricks
More Meaningful Typography (ali)73
css
Font Sizing With “rem” (jus)72
css, units
Technical Web Typography: Guidelines and Techniques (css/sma)71
css, guidelines, techniques
Tracking—CSS “letter-spacing” and Where to Use It70
css
Typographic Effects in Canvas69
canvas, javascript
A Simpler Page (cra/ali)68
design, readability, html, css, simplicity
Readability: The Optimal Line Length67
readability, usability
Typography Is Not Your Brand, So Don’t Steal It (tim)66
branding, design
“text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;” // Can You Read Me Now? (dal/aja)65
css, legibility
Google Fonts Is Born—Can I Get a Hallelujah!? (mis)64
google, fonts
The Future of CSS Typography (sma)63
css
On Web Typography (jas/ali)62
fonts, legibility, readability
W3C Cheatsheet (don/w3c)61
cheat-sheets, documentation, css, html, svg, xpath, accessibility, internationalization
Can Typekit Bring Fonts to the Web?60
fonts
IKEA and the Font Fiasco59
fonts, case-studies
How to Style Your Type With CSS58
css
Punctuation Cheat Sheet (j9t)57
localization, cheat-sheets
Focus on Typography: Contrast56
contrast, colors
Fuck the Foundries (div)55
fonts
8 Simple Typography Tips for Your Designs (sma)54
design, css, tips-and-tricks
10 Principles of Readability and Web Typography (sma)53
design, readability, principles
In Defense of Readers (ali)52
content, writing, readability
8 Definitive Web Font Stacks51
fonts
Typographic Grid (chr/css)50
grids
Use the Best Available Ampersand (sim)49
design
W3C Tackles Web Typography With CSS 3 (cms)48
w3c, css, standards
Design Rants (dav)47
design, readability, responsive-design, semantics
Web Typography: Tell Me What You Want (jas)46
w3c, fonts, css
Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces? (ale)45
fonts, legibility, studies, research
The Principles of Beautiful Typography (jas)44
principles, fonts, readability, legibility
Understanding Web Design (zel/ali)43
design
How to Size Text in CSS (ric/ali)42
how-tos, css, resizing, browsers, safari
Blueprint CSS Framework: Typography Matters (dal/aja)41
blueprint
Typography and Web Advertising: Making Every Opportunity Count (dig)40
design, monetization
Compose to a Vertical Rhythm (ric/24w)39
css, headings
Five Simple Steps to Typesetting on the Web: Printing the Web (fro)38
print
The Elements of Typographic Style Applied to the Web (ric)37
websites, guides
Typography—a Dying Art Form? (fro)36
The Effects of Line Length on Reading Online News35
studies, research, readability
Line Height34
css
Five Simple Steps to Better Typography (mar)33
css
SVG and Typography32
svg
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
Typography Matters (kis/ali)24
content, readability
The Trouble With “em” ’n “en” (and Other Shady Characters) (ali)23
html, unicode, character-references
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