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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#
Logo Design Trends for 2026: What I’m Actually Seeing (and What Most Designers Are Missing) (web)271
design, logos, images, trends
Container Query Typography Systems (mat)270
css, container-queries
Building Typographic Scales in CSS With “:heading()”, “sibling-index()”, and “pow()” (stu)269
css, functions, math
Justifying “text-wrap: pretty”268
css
How to Use Font Ligatures267
how-tos, fonts, tooling, adobe, figma, microsoft, css
V7: Typographic Scales and Technical Pens266
design, css, case-studies
Responsive and Fluid Typography With Baseline CSS Features (mia)265
css, responsive-design
Getting Creative With “the Measure” (mal/css)264
css, readability
Solving Small Text and Contrast Issues for Large-Screen Readability (a11)263
accessibility, contrast, readability
Responsive Letter Spacing (tyl/clo)262
responsive-design, css
When to Use CSS “text-wrap: balance” vs. “text-wrap: pretty” (dxn/log)261
css
How to Use CSS “line-clamp” to Trim Lines of Text (dxn/log)260
how-tos, css
Solved by Modern CSS: Section Layout (sha)259
css, layout, grids, liquid-design
Compressed Fluid Typography (mat)258
css, liquid-design
Fluid Headings (don)257
headings, css, responsive-design
Testing Methods: Text Spacing (dec)256
accessibility, testing, wcag, readability
Design Can’t Rely on Logic: Troy Leinster on Type Design and Human Perception (int)255
podcasts, interviews, design, fonts
Visualizing Responsive Typography (mia/odd)254
css, responsive-design, functions
On Dashes, AI, and Screen Readers (ons/tpg)253
ai, screen-readers, accessibility
This One CSS Property Fixed My Font Headaches Forever252
css
Designing for User Font-Size and Zoom (mia/odd)251
design, zooming, css, units, functions
Setting Line Length in CSS (and Fitting Text to a Container) (dxn/css)250
css, units
It’s More Than Picking a Pretty Font (uxd)249
accessibility, fonts, legibility, readability, wcag
Font Size Dimensions (don)248
css, units
Why Fonts Look Better on macOS Than on Windows (uxd)247
fonts, readability, unix-like, apple, windows, microsoft, comparisons
A11y 101: 1.4.12 Text Spacing (nat)246
introductions, accessibility, wcag
Painting With the Web (mat/btc)245
videos, web, web-platform, design
Polishing Your Typography With Line Height Units (jen/web)244
css, units
Web Typography: A Refresher and History (zel)243
history, link-lists
“Pretty” Is in the Eye of the Beholder (geo/css)242
css, browsers, support, chrome, google, safari, apple
Thin Fonts Are a Usability Nightmare—and Finally, Designers Are Waking Up (web)241
fonts, usability, accessibility, design
Better Typography With “text-wrap: pretty” (jen/web)240
css, webkit, browser-engines, browsers, safari, apple
Mastering Typography in Design Systems With Semantic Tokens and Responsive Scaling (uxd)239
design-systems, design-tokens, semantics, responsive-design, scaling
Layered Text Headers (chr/fro)238
css, svg, shadows
Revisiting Fluid Type (ric+/odd)237
videos, interviews, fonts, responsive-design
How to Use “attr()” in CSS for Columns, Colors, and Font-Size (chr/fro)236
how-tos, css, functions, layout, colors
Justified Text, JS “moveBefore” Method, Performance Optimization (zor/css)235
videos, css, javascript, performance, optimization
The Hardest Working Font in Manhattan (mwi)234
fonts, history
Reimagining Fluid Typography (mia/odd)233
css, responsive-design, liquid-design
Better Text Rendering in Chromium-Based Browsers on Windows (pat)232
rendering, browser-engines, browsers, chromium, windows, microsoft
Beware the Faux Bold (and How to Fix It) (ric)231
fonts, css
Change “font-weight” Based on the User’s Screen DPI230
css, pixel-density
Justified Text: Better Than Expected? (tyl/clo)229
css
CSS “text-box-trim” (arg)228
css
Fabulous Font-Face Fallbacks (sto/per)227
performance, css, fonts
“text-box” (fon)226
css, spacing
CSS “margin-trim” and Line Height Units (jen/5t3)225
css, margins, units
CSS “text-wrap” (mey/5t3)224
css
What’s the Deal With WebKit Font Smoothing? (dbu)223
webkit, css
An HTML Email Template With Basic Typography and Dark/light Modes (chr/fro)222
templates, html, email, dark-mode
What Makes a Font Accessible? A Designer’s Guide (a11)221
guides, design, fonts, accessibility
Please, Don’t Use Viewport Units for Font Sizes (kev)220
videos, css, units
The Problem With Superscripts and Subscripts (ric)219
css
The Problem of the Em Square (uxd)218
design, history
Quick Guide to Web Typography for Developers (ole)217
guides, fonts, examples
Mastering Typography in Logo Design (sma)216
design, images, logos
Fluid Typography in Design Systems: From Design to Code (fel/uxd)215
design, design-systems, design-tokens
“font-size” Limbo (seb)214
design, css
Figma Typography Variables (fro)213
figma, variables
CSS “font-size-adjust” Is Now in Baseline (rac)212
css, browsers, support, web-platform
Use of “ch” Unit Considered Inappropriate (in Certain Circumstances) (ric)211
css, units
Setting Up Typography Variables in Figma (uxd)210
figma, variables
Typographer vs. Accessibility (pim/btc)209
videos, accessibility
Typography Terms: Glossary (tbf/nng)208
terminology
Creating Fluid Typography With the CSS “clamp()” Function207
css, functions, liquid-design
Typography Variables in Figma Are Here206
variables, figma
The Basics of Legibility205
fundamentals, legibility
Fluid Typography With Discrete Steps (css)204
css, tips-and-tricks
Hanging Punctuation in CSS (ada)203
css
Spicing Up Text With “text-emphasis” in CSS (ami)202
css, effects
The Problem With Data Attributes for Text Effects (man)201
html, custom-data, css, effects
Retrofitting Fluid Typography (ric)200
liquid-design, css
Making the Most of Ligatures (man)199
css
Nicer Text Wrapping With CSS “text-wrap” (lon)198
css
The AI Dilemma in Graphic Design: Steering Towards Excellence in Typography and Beyond (sma)197
ai, design
The Most Accessible Font196
accessibility, legibility, fonts
The “hanging-punctuation” Property in CSS (chr)195
css
CSS “text-wrap: pretty” (arg)194
css, browsers, google, chrome, support
When to Use CSS “text-wrap: balance;” vs. “text-wrap: pretty;” (sea)193
css, comparisons
The 3 Secrets to Font Pairing192
fonts, design
8 More Micro Tips for Remarkably Better Typography (uxd)191
tips-and-tricks, legibility, readability
Responsive Type Scales With Composable CSS Utilities190
css, responsive-design
WOFF Has Left the Building (mat)189
fonts, woff, css, support
8 Micro Tips for Remarkably Better Typography (uxd)188
tips-and-tricks, readability
Thinking on Ways to Solve Adaptive Typography (arg)187
videos, css, fonts
Adapting Typography to User Preferences With CSS (arg)186
css, customization
Fluid vs. Responsive Typography With CSS Clamp (its/log)185
css, functions, responsive-design
Figma Typography Secrets—Seven Pro Tips Revealed (pim)184
figma
90s Websites—Key Characteristics and Examples183
design, history, trends, navigation, colors
Mapping Typography (sco/9el)182
videos, css
What’s Your Type? Try These Tests to Pick the Perfect Font for You (was)181
design, fonts
Text Wrap Pretty Is Coming to CSS (ami)180
css
7 Practical CSS Typography Tips and Tricks (zor/css)179
videos, css, tips-and-tricks
Typography for Everyone (tob/btc)178
videos, fonts
Container Query Units and Fluid Typography (5t3)177
css, container-queries, liquid-design
CSS Text Balancing With “text-wrap: balance” (sha)176
css
The IL1 Typography Test (nng)175
videos, legibility, user-experience, testing
Preventing Too-Short Final Lines of Text Blocks (ric)174
css
16 Little UI Design Tips That Make a Big Impact173
design, tips-and-tricks, spacing, consistency, colors, contrast, fonts
Modern Font Stacks172
websites, fonts
An End to Typographic Widows on the Web (ric)171
css
Balanced Text Wrapping Is Coming to CSS (ami)170
css
Responsive Headlines Are About to Get Awesome (tyl/clo)169
css, headings, responsive-design
Improved Font Fallbacks168
fonts, graceful-degradation
How to Pick a Font (That Doesn’t Suck)167
how-tos, guides, fonts
Typography Manual166
code-pens
Typographic Hierarchy in Print, Web, and App Design (pim)165
design, hierarchy
Container Queries and Typography (fon)164
css, container-queries
On-Scroll Typography Animations (cod)163
animations
Greater Styling Control Over Type With “initial-letter” (sea)162
css
Quick Thoughts on Typeface and Font Accessibility161
accessibility, fonts
Fluid Typography: Predicting a Problem With Your User’s Zoom-In (sma)160
css, accessibility, zooming
An Ultimate Guide on Sizing, Spacing, Grids, and Layout in Web and UI/UX Design (sma)159
guides, spacing, grids, layout, design
How to Create Typography Guidelines for a Product That Does Not Follow a Design System (uxd)158
how-tos, design-systems
A Conversation With ChatGPT (mat)157
interviews, ai, chatgpt, design
From Type to Logotype156
fonts, design, branding, logos
The Final Google Fonts Knowledge Drop of 2022 (ell)155
google, fonts
Advanced Web Font Optimization Techniques154
fonts, optimization
How to Use Huge Type on the Web153
how-tos, design
CSS Ellipsis for Single-Line and Multi-Line Text152
css
Typographic Hierarchies (sma)151
design
Easy Fluid Typography With “clamp()” Using Sass Functions (uti/sma)150
liquid-design, css, sass, functions
This Site’s Type Is Now Variable (ell)149
fonts, variable-fonts, css
First Batch of Color Fonts Arrives on Google Fonts148
google, fonts, colors
CSS “line-height” (mar)147
css
Adventures in Text Rendering: Kerning and Glyph Atlases146
rendering, kerning
Typography in Web Design (uxm)145
design
The Right Space Around Headings in Web Typography (pim)144
spacing, headings
The Dos and Don’ts of Pairing Typefaces (nng)143
design, readability, legibility, usability
Measuring the Performance of Typefaces for Users II (sma)142
fonts, performance
Web Typography: Establishing a Strong Typographic System (mis)141
Measuring the Performance of Typefaces for Users (sma)140
fonts, performance
Tokens as Intents (don)139
design-tokens, naming
Legibility—How and Why Typography Affects Ease of Reading138
websites, books, legibility
Deep Dive Into Text Wrapping and Word Breaking (lon)137
css, deep-dives
Best Font for Online Reading: No Single Answer (nng)136
studies, research, fonts, readability
Fonts in Use: Variable Fonts135
fonts, variable-fonts
Variable Fonts in Real Life: How to Use and Love Them (rom+/evi)134
fonts, variable-fonts
Typography in Design Tokens for Figma and Code133
design-tokens, tooling, figma
Identifying Fonts: The Complete Guide132
guides, fonts
Don’t Believe the Type! (gar+/deq)131
videos, accessibility, readability, fonts
Minimizing Google Fonts by Only Loading It for Certain Characters (ami)130
google, fonts, performance, minimalism
Why You Should Use a Developer Font129
fonts, productivity
Modern Fluid Typography Using CSS Clamp (cod/sma)128
css, liquid-design
Styling Strategies Using Typography127
Consistent, Fluidly Scaling Type, and Spacing (bel/css)126
css, scaling, liquid-design
The Ideal Line Length and Line Height in Web Design (pim)125
design, readability
Google Fonts Knowledge (ell)124
google, fonts
What Creating a Simple Font Taught Me About Font Design (uxd)123
fonts
What’s the Right Font Size in Web Design? (pim)122
design
Line Length Revisited: Following the Research121
design, readability, research
Times New Roman Doesn’t Have to Be Boring—Here’s Why (uxd)120
fonts
All You Need Is 5 Fonts (uxd)119
design, fonts
Optical Size, the Hidden Superpower of Variable Fonts (pix)118
css, fonts, variable-fonts
Intrinsic Typography Is the Future of Styling Text on the Web (css)117
css
How I’m Dealing With Font Sizes (geo)116
css
Uniwidth Typefaces for Interface Design (uxd)115
fonts
Symbols to Copy114
tooling
CSS “min()”, “max()”, and “clamp()” (una)113
css, functions
“font-kerning” (geo/css)112
css, kerning
The Thing With Leading in CSS (mat)111
css
Use Advanced Typography With Local Fonts (tom)110
fonts, apis
“font-weight: 300” Considered Harmful (chr/css)109
css, legibility
Modern CSS Techniques to Improve Legibility (sma)108
css, techniques, legibility
“font-weight: 300” Considered Harmful (and a Fontconfig Workaround) (lis)107
css, legibility, unix-like
The Secret of Typography, Kerning, Explained for Dummies (uxd)106
kerning
How to Tame Line Height in CSS (css)105
how-tos, css
Accessible Font Sizing, Explained (css)104
accessibility, wcag, css, units
What Is Kerning? Here’s What You Need to Know103
kerning
How Do You Do “max-font-size” in CSS? (chr/css)102
css
How to Convert Variable TTF Font Files to WOFF2 (hen)101
how-tos, fonts, variable-fonts, ttf, woff, conversion
Dynamic Typography With Variable Fonts (btc)100
videos, fonts, variable-fonts
Design Principles for Developers: Processes and CSS Tips for Better Web Design (css)99
design, spacing, colors, principles, processes, css, tips-and-tricks
Six Tips for Better Web Typography (fon/css)98
design, tips-and-tricks
Typography for Developers (css)97
fonts, legibility, readability, css, link-lists
Colorful Typographic Experiments (chr/css)96
experiments, colors, css
Extreme Typography on the Web (djr/btc)95
videos
A Reference Guide for Typography in Mobile Web Design (sma)94
guides, terminology, mobile
Text Spacing Bookmarklet (ste)93
code-pens, bookmarklets, accessibility, wcag
Designing for Accessibility and Inclusion (sma)92
design, accessibility, dei, animations, colors, images, multimedia, keyboard-navigation, layout, readability
Understanding Web Fonts and Getting the Most Out of Them (thi/css)91
fonts, ttf, woff, css, variable-fonts
Universal Principles of User Experience Design (sma)90
user-experience, design, principles
Small Tweaks That Can Make a Huge Impact on Your Website’s Accessibility (bel/css)89
accessibility, semantics, contrast, colors, labels, forms, keyboard-navigation
CSS Line Spacing: How to Set Line Spacing88
how-tos, css
Web Typography: Designing Tables to Be Read, Not Looked At (ric/ali)87
readability, tables, responsive-design
CSS “font-display”: The Future of Font Rendering on the Web86
css, fonts
Improve Web Typography With CSS “font-size-adjust”85
css, optimization
Fluid Responsive Typography With CSS Poly Fluid Sizing (sma)84
responsive-design, liquid-design, css, sass
Typography Is Code (fra/btc)83
videos
Typography on the Web Is Like Other Typography Only More Interesting (kup/btc)82
videos
The 10 Big Web Design Trends of 201581
design, layout, trends, minimalism, scrolling, flat-design, animations, colors, backgrounds
Space Yourself (mwi/sma)80
whitespace, css, unicode
Type Is Visible Language (esp/btc)79
videos, fonts
Typographic Units in CSS (joh)78
css, units
12 Little-Known CSS Facts (the Sequel) (lou)77
css, borders, tables, naming, animations, selectors
Sass and Responsive Typography76
sass, responsive-design
The Good, the Bad, and the Great Examples of Web Typography (sma)75
fonts, examples
3 Principles for Perfect Typeface Pairing74
fonts, principles
Better Web Typography With “font-weight”, Autohinting and “font-feature-settings” (zol)73
css, examples
Font Hinting and the Future of Responsive Typography (nic/ali)72
fonts, responsive-design
A Critical Approach to Typefaces (sma)71
fonts
Typography 10170
introductions, terminology
CSS Baseline: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (sma)69
css
Why Won’t Helvetica Go Away? (sma)68
fonts, history
A Closer Look at Font Rendering (sma)67
fonts, rendering
CSS Tip: An “em” Isn’t an “m”, but an “ex” Is an “x”66
css, units, tips-and-tricks
More Meaningful Typography (ali)65
css
Font Sizing With “rem” (jus)64
css, units
Technical Web Typography: Guidelines and Techniques (css/sma)63
css, guidelines, techniques
Tracking—CSS “letter-spacing” and Where to Use It62
css
Typographic Effects in Canvas61
canvas, javascript
A Simpler Page (cra/ali)60
design, readability, html, css, simplicity
Readability: The Optimal Line Length59
readability, usability
Typography Is Not Your Brand, So Don’t Steal It (tim)58
branding, design
“text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;” // Can You Read Me Now? (dal/aja)57
css, legibility
Google Fonts Is Born—Can I Get a Hallelujah!? (mis)56
google, fonts
The Future of CSS Typography (sma)55
css
On Web Typography (jas/ali)54
fonts, legibility, readability
W3C Cheatsheet (don/w3c)53
cheat-sheets, documentation, css, html, svg, xpath, accessibility, internationalization
Can Typekit Bring Fonts to the Web?52
fonts
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
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