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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#
Fluid Typography (don)294
css, accessibility
Typography Scales (don)293
css, design-tokens, accessibility
Using Maths to Balance Your Heading Styles (cra)292
headings, math, css, accessibility
The Ampersand Is Nearly 2,000 Years Old—and Designers Still Can’t Agree How It Should Look (web)291
design
Keeping Type Consistent in Changing Conditions (ell)290
variable-fonts, fonts
Are We Stuck in the Typographic Principles of the 20th Century? (its)289
Fluid Typography With “progress()” (mat/fro)288
css, functions, liquid-design
FIFA’s World Cup Typography Foul: UI Design Learnings (pim)287
fonts, legibility
AI Has Come for Serif Fonts (wir)286
ai, design
Why AI Won’t Replace Human Type Designers285
ai, fonts, design, career
The Day CSS Made Me Learn Algebra Again, and I Liked It (sch)284
css, math, examples
Logo Design Trends for 2026: What I’m Actually Seeing (and What Most Designers Are Missing) (web)283
design, logos, images, trends
Container Query Typography Systems (mat)282
css, container-queries
Building Typographic Scales in CSS With “:heading()”, “sibling-index()”, and “pow()” (stu)281
css, functions, math
Justifying “text-wrap: pretty”280
css
How to Use Font Ligatures279
how-tos, fonts, tooling, adobe, figma, microsoft, css
V7: Typographic Scales and Technical Pens278
design, css, case-studies
Responsive and Fluid Typography With Baseline CSS Features (mia)277
css, responsive-design
Getting Creative With “the Measure” (mal/css)276
css, readability
Solving Small Text and Contrast Issues for Large-Screen Readability (a11)275
accessibility, contrast, readability
Responsive Letter Spacing (tyl/clo)274
responsive-design, css
When to Use CSS “text-wrap: balance” vs. “text-wrap: pretty” (dxn/log)273
css
How to Use CSS “line-clamp” to Trim Lines of Text (dxn/log)272
how-tos, css
Solved by Modern CSS: Section Layout (sha)271
css, layout, grids, liquid-design
Compressed Fluid Typography (mat)270
css, liquid-design
Fluid Headings (don)269
headings, css, responsive-design
Testing Methods: Text Spacing (dec)268
accessibility, testing, wcag, readability
Design Can’t Rely on Logic: Troy Leinster on Type Design and Human Perception (int)267
podcasts, interviews, design, fonts
Visualizing Responsive Typography (mia/odd)266
css, responsive-design, functions
On Dashes, AI, and Screen Readers (ons/tpg)265
ai, screen-readers, accessibility
This One CSS Property Fixed My Font Headaches Forever264
css
Designing for User Font-Size and Zoom (mia/odd)263
design, zooming, css, units, functions
Setting Line Length in CSS (and Fitting Text to a Container) (dxn/css)262
css, units
It’s More Than Picking a Pretty Font261
accessibility, fonts, legibility, readability, wcag
Font Size Dimensions (don)260
css, units
Why Fonts Look Better on macOS Than on Windows259
fonts, readability, unix-like, apple, windows, comparisons
A11y 101: 1.4.12 Text Spacing (nat)258
introductions, accessibility, wcag
Painting With the Web (mat/btc)257
videos, web, web-platform, design
Polishing Your Typography With Line Height Units (web)256
css, units
Web Typography: A Refresher and History (zel)255
history, link-lists
“Pretty” Is in the Eye of the Beholder (geo/css)254
css, browsers, support, chrome, safari
Thin Fonts Are a Usability Nightmare—and Finally, Designers Are Waking Up (web)253
fonts, usability, accessibility, design
Better Typography With “text-wrap: pretty” (web)252
css, webkit, browser-engines, browsers, safari
Mastering Typography in Design Systems With Semantic Tokens and Responsive Scaling251
design-systems, design-tokens, semantics, responsive-design, scaling
Layered Text Headers (chr/fro)250
css, svg, shadows
Revisiting Fluid Type (ric+/odd)249
videos, interviews, fonts, responsive-design
How to Use “attr()” in CSS for Columns, Colors, and Font-Size (chr/fro)248
how-tos, css, functions, layout, colors
Justified Text, JS “moveBefore” Method, Performance Optimization (zor/css)247
videos, css, javascript, performance, optimization
The Hardest Working Font in Manhattan (mwi)246
fonts, history
Reimagining Fluid Typography (mia/odd)245
css, responsive-design, liquid-design
Better Text Rendering in Chromium-Based Browsers on Windows (pat)244
rendering, browser-engines, browsers, chromium, windows
Beware the Faux Bold (and How to Fix It) (ric)243
fonts, css
Change “font-weight” Based on the User’s Screen DPI242
css, pixel-density
Justified Text: Better Than Expected? (tyl/clo)241
css
CSS “text-box-trim” (arg)240
css
Fabulous Font-Face Fallbacks (sto/per)239
performance, css, fonts
“text-box” (fon)238
css, spacing
CSS “margin-trim” and Line Height Units (5t3)237
css, margins, units
CSS “text-wrap” (mey/5t3)236
css
What’s the Deal With WebKit Font Smoothing? (dbu)235
webkit, css
An HTML Email Template With Basic Typography and Dark/light Modes (chr/fro)234
templates, html, email, dark-mode
What Makes a Font Accessible? A Designer’s Guide (a11)233
guides, design, fonts, accessibility
Please, Don’t Use Viewport Units for Font Sizes (kev)232
videos, css, units
The Problem With Superscripts and Subscripts (ric)231
css
The Problem of the Em Square230
design, history
Quick Guide to Web Typography for Developers (ole)229
guides, fonts, examples
Fluid Typography in Design Systems: From Design to Code (fel)228
design, design-systems, design-tokens
Mastering Typography in Logo Design (sma)227
design, images, logos
“font-size” Limbo (seb)226
design, css
Figma Typography Variables (fro)225
figma, variables
CSS “font-size-adjust” Is Now in Baseline224
css, browsers, support, web-platform
Dynamic Type on the Web (cho)223
css, apple, unix-like, accessibility
Use of “ch” Unit Considered Inappropriate (in Certain Circumstances) (ric)222
css, units
Setting Up Typography Variables in Figma221
figma, variables
Typographer vs. Accessibility (pim/btc)220
videos, accessibility
Typography Terms: Glossary (tbf/nng)219
terminology
Creating Fluid Typography With the CSS “clamp()” Function218
css, functions, liquid-design
Typography Variables in Figma Are Here (joe)217
variables, figma
The Basics of Legibility216
fundamentals, legibility
Fluid Typography With Discrete Steps (css)215
css, tips-and-tricks
Hanging Punctuation in CSS214
css
Spicing Up Text With “text-emphasis” in CSS (ami)213
css, effects
The Problem With Data Attributes for Text Effects (man)212
html, custom-data, css, effects
Retrofitting Fluid Typography (ric)211
liquid-design, css
Making the Most of Ligatures (man)210
css
Nicer Text Wrapping With CSS “text-wrap” (lon)209
css
The AI Dilemma in Graphic Design: Steering Towards Excellence in Typography and Beyond (sma)208
ai, design
The Most Accessible Font207
accessibility, legibility, fonts
The “hanging-punctuation” Property in CSS (chr)206
css
CSS “text-wrap: pretty” (arg)205
css, browsers, chrome, support
When to Use CSS “text-wrap: balance;” vs. “text-wrap: pretty;” (sea)204
css, comparisons
The 3 Secrets to Font Pairing203
fonts, design
8 More Micro Tips for Remarkably Better Typography202
tips-and-tricks, legibility, readability
Responsive Type Scales With Composable CSS Utilities201
css, responsive-design
WOFF Has Left the Building (mat)200
fonts, woff, css, support
8 Micro Tips for Remarkably Better Typography199
tips-and-tricks, readability
Thinking on Ways to Solve Adaptive Typography (arg)198
videos, css, fonts
Adapting Typography to User Preferences With CSS (arg)197
css, customization
Fluid vs. Responsive Typography With CSS Clamp (its/log)196
css, functions, responsive-design
Figma Typography Secrets—Seven Pro Tips Revealed (pim)195
figma
90s Websites—Key Characteristics and Examples194
design, history, trends, navigation, colors
Mapping Typography (sco/9el)193
videos, css
What’s Your Type? Try These Tests to Pick the Perfect Font for You (was)192
design, fonts
Text Wrap Pretty Is Coming to CSS (ami)191
css
7 Practical CSS Typography Tips and Tricks (zor/css)190
videos, css, tips-and-tricks
Typography for Everyone (tob/btc)189
videos, fonts
Container Query Units and Fluid Typography (5t3)188
css, container-queries, liquid-design
CSS Text Balancing With “text-wrap: balance” (sha)187
css
The IL1 Typography Test (nng)186
videos, legibility, user-experience, testing
Preventing Too-Short Final Lines of Text Blocks (ric)185
css
Modern Font Stacks184
websites, fonts
16 Little UI Design Tips That Make a Big Impact183
design, tips-and-tricks, spacing, consistency, colors, contrast, fonts
An End to Typographic Widows on the Web (ric)182
css
Balanced Text Wrapping Is Coming to CSS (ami)181
css
Responsive Headlines Are About to Get Awesome (tyl/clo)180
css, headings, responsive-design
Improved Font Fallbacks179
fonts, graceful-degradation
How to Pick a Font (That Doesn’t Suck)178
how-tos, guides, fonts
Typography Manual177
code-pens
Typographic Hierarchy in Print, Web, and App Design (pim)176
design, hierarchy
Container Queries and Typography (fon)175
css, container-queries
On-Scroll Typography Animations (cod)174
animations
Greater Styling Control Over Type With “initial-letter” (sea)173
css
Quick Thoughts on Typeface and Font Accessibility172
accessibility, fonts
Fluid Typography: Predicting a Problem With Your User’s Zoom-In (sma)171
css, accessibility, zooming
An Ultimate Guide on Sizing, Spacing, Grids, and Layout in Web and UI/UX Design (sma)170
guides, spacing, grids, layout, design
How to Create Typography Guidelines for a Product That Does Not Follow a Design System169
how-tos, design-systems
A Conversation With ChatGPT (mat)168
interviews, ai, chatgpt, design
The Final Google Fonts Knowledge Drop of 2022 (ell)167
google, fonts
From Type to Logotype166
fonts, design, branding, logos
Advanced Web Font Optimization Techniques165
fonts, optimization
How to Use Huge Type on the Web164
how-tos, design
CSS Ellipsis for Single-Line and Multi-Line Text163
css
Typographic Hierarchies (sma)162
design
Easy Fluid Typography With “clamp()” Using Sass Functions (uti/sma)161
liquid-design, css, sass, functions
This Site’s Type Is Now Variable (ell)160
fonts, variable-fonts, css
First Batch of Color Fonts Arrives on Google Fonts159
google, fonts, colors
CSS “line-height” (mar)158
css
Adventures in Text Rendering: Kerning and Glyph Atlases157
rendering, kerning
Typography in Web Design (uxm)156
design
The Right Space Around Headings in Web Typography (pim)155
spacing, headings
The Dos and Don’ts of Pairing Typefaces (nng)154
design, readability, legibility, usability
Measuring the Performance of Typefaces for Users II (sma)153
fonts, performance
Web Typography: Establishing a Strong Typographic System (mis)152
Measuring the Performance of Typefaces for Users (sma)151
fonts, performance
Tokens as Intents (don)150
design-tokens, naming
Legibility—How and Why Typography Affects Ease of Reading149
websites, books, legibility
Deep Dive Into Text Wrapping and Word Breaking (lon)148
css, deep-dives
Best Font for Online Reading: No Single Answer (nng)147
studies, research, fonts, readability
Fonts in Use: Variable Fonts146
fonts, variable-fonts
Variable Fonts in Real Life: How to Use and Love Them (rom+/evi)145
fonts, variable-fonts
Typography in Design Tokens for Figma and Code144
design-tokens, tooling, figma
Identifying Fonts: The Complete Guide143
guides, fonts
Don’t Believe the Type! (gar+/deq)142
videos, accessibility, readability, fonts
Minimizing Google Fonts by Only Loading It for Certain Characters (ami)141
google, fonts, performance, minimalism
Why You Should Use a Developer Font140
fonts, productivity
Modern Fluid Typography Using CSS Clamp (cod/sma)139
css, liquid-design
Styling Strategies Using Typography138
Consistent, Fluidly Scaling Type, and Spacing (bel/css)137
css, scaling, liquid-design
The Ideal Line Length and Line Height in Web Design (pim)136
design, readability
Google Fonts Knowledge (ell)135
google, fonts
What Creating a Simple Font Taught Me About Font Design134
fonts
What’s the Right Font Size in Web Design? (pim)133
design
Line Length Revisited: Following the Research132
design, readability, research
Times New Roman Doesn’t Have to Be Boring—Here’s Why131
fonts
All You Need Is 5 Fonts130
design, fonts
Optical Size, the Hidden Superpower of Variable Fonts (pix)129
css, fonts, variable-fonts
Intrinsic Typography Is the Future of Styling Text on the Web (css)128
css
How I’m Dealing With Font Sizes (geo)127
css
Uniwidth Typefaces for Interface Design126
fonts
Symbols to Copy125
tooling
CSS “min()”, “max()”, and “clamp()” (una)124
css, functions
“font-kerning” (geo/css)123
css, kerning
The Thing With Leading in CSS (mat)122
css
Use Advanced Typography With Local Fonts (tom)121
fonts, apis
“font-weight: 300” Considered Harmful (chr/css)120
css, legibility
Modern CSS Techniques to Improve Legibility (sma)119
css, techniques, legibility
“font-weight: 300” Considered Harmful (and a Fontconfig Workaround) (lis)118
css, legibility, unix-like
The Secret of Typography, Kerning, Explained for Dummies117
kerning
How to Tame Line Height in CSS (css)116
how-tos, css
Accessible Font Sizing, Explained (css)115
accessibility, wcag, css, units
What Is Kerning? Here’s What You Need to Know114
kerning
How Do You Do “max-font-size” in CSS? (chr/css)113
css
How to Convert Variable TTF Font Files to WOFF2 (hen)112
how-tos, fonts, variable-fonts, ttf, woff, conversion
Dynamic Typography With Variable Fonts (btc)111
videos, fonts, variable-fonts
Design Principles for Developers: Processes and CSS Tips for Better Web Design (css)110
design, spacing, colors, principles, processes, css, tips-and-tricks
Six Tips for Better Web Typography (fon/css)109
design, tips-and-tricks
Typography for Developers (css)108
fonts, legibility, readability, css, link-lists
Colorful Typographic Experiments (chr/css)107
experiments, colors, css
Extreme Typography on the Web (djr/btc)106
videos
A Reference Guide for Typography in Mobile Web Design (sma)105
guides, terminology, mobile
Text Spacing Bookmarklet (ste)104
code-pens, bookmarklets, accessibility, wcag
Designing for Accessibility and Inclusion (sma)103
design, accessibility, dei, animations, colors, images, multimedia, keyboard-navigation, layout, readability
Understanding Web Fonts and Getting the Most Out of Them (thi/css)102
fonts, ttf, woff, css, variable-fonts
Universal Principles of User Experience Design (sma)101
user-experience, design, principles
Small Tweaks That Can Make a Huge Impact on Your Website’s Accessibility (bel/css)100
accessibility, semantics, contrast, colors, labels, forms, keyboard-navigation
CSS Line Spacing: How to Set Line Spacing99
how-tos, css
Web Typography: Designing Tables to Be Read, Not Looked At (ric/ali)98
readability, tables, responsive-design
CSS “font-display”: The Future of Font Rendering on the Web97
css, fonts
Improve Web Typography With CSS “font-size-adjust”96
css, optimization
Fluid Responsive Typography With CSS Poly Fluid Sizing (sma)95
responsive-design, liquid-design, css, sass
Typography Is Code (fra/btc)94
videos
Typography on the Web Is Like Other Typography Only More Interesting (kup/btc)93
videos
The 10 Big Web Design Trends of 201592
design, layout, trends, minimalism, scrolling, flat-design, animations, colors, backgrounds
Space Yourself (mwi/sma)91
whitespace, css, unicode
Type Is Visible Language (esp/btc)90
videos, fonts
Typographic Units in CSS (joh)89
css, units
12 Little-Known CSS Facts (the Sequel) (lou)88
css, borders, tables, naming, animations, selectors
Sass and Responsive Typography87
sass, responsive-design
The Good, the Bad, and the Great Examples of Web Typography (sma)86
fonts, examples
3 Principles for Perfect Typeface Pairing85
fonts, principles
Better Web Typography With “font-weight”, Autohinting and “font-feature-settings” (zol)84
css, examples
Font Hinting and the Future of Responsive Typography (nic/ali)83
fonts, responsive-design
A Critical Approach to Typefaces (sma)82
fonts
Typography 10181
introductions, terminology
CSS Baseline: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (sma)80
css
Why Won’t Helvetica Go Away? (sma)79
fonts, history
A Closer Look at Font Rendering (sma)78
fonts, rendering
CSS Tip: An “em” Isn’t an “m”, but an “ex” Is an “x”77
css, units, tips-and-tricks
More Meaningful Typography (ali)76
css
Font Sizing With “rem” (jus)75
css, units
Technical Web Typography: Guidelines and Techniques (css/sma)74
css, guidelines, techniques
Tracking—CSS “letter-spacing” and Where to Use It73
css
Typographic Effects in Canvas72
canvas, javascript
A Simpler Page (cra/ali)71
design, readability, html, css, simplicity
Readability: The Optimal Line Length70
readability, usability
Typography Is Not Your Brand, So Don’t Steal It (tim)69
branding, design
“text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;” // Can You Read Me Now? (dal/aja)68
css, legibility
Google Fonts Is Born—Can I Get a Hallelujah!? (mis)67
google, fonts
The Future of CSS Typography (sma)66
css
On Web Typography (jas/ali)65
fonts, legibility, readability
W3C Cheatsheet (don/w3c)64
cheat-sheets, documentation, css, html, svg, xpath, accessibility, internationalization
Can Typekit Bring Fonts to the Web?63
fonts
IKEA and the Font Fiasco62
fonts, case-studies
How to Style Your Type With CSS61
css
Punctuation Cheat Sheet (j9t)60
localization, cheat-sheets
Focus on Typography: Contrast59
contrast, colors
Fuck the Foundries (div)58
fonts
8 Simple Typography Tips for Your Designs (sma)57
design, css, tips-and-tricks
10 Principles of Readability and Web Typography (sma)56
design, readability, principles
In Defense of Readers (ali)55
content, writing, readability
8 Definitive Web Font Stacks54
fonts
Typographic Grid (chr/css)53
grids
Use the Best Available Ampersand (sim)52
design
W3C Tackles Web Typography With CSS 3 (cms)51
w3c, css, standards
Design Rants (dav)50
design, readability, responsive-design, semantics
Web Typography: Tell Me What You Want (jas)49
w3c, fonts, css
Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces? (ale)48
fonts, legibility, studies, research
The Principles of Beautiful Typography (jas)47
principles, fonts, readability, legibility
Understanding Web Design (zel/ali)46
design
How to Size Text in CSS (ric/ali)45
how-tos, css, resizing, browsers, safari
Blueprint CSS Framework: Typography Matters (dal/aja)44
blueprint
Typography and Web Advertising: Making Every Opportunity Count (dig)43
design, monetization
Admiration for Typography on the Web (jch)42
image-replacement
Compose to a Vertical Rhythm (ric/24w)41
css, headings
Five Simple Steps to Typesetting on the Web: Printing the Web (fro)40
print
Unitless Line-Heights (mey)39
css, units
The Elements of Typographic Style Applied to the Web (ric)38
websites, guides
An Explanation of Ems (ric/24w)37
units, css
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