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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)300
css, accessibility
Typography Scales (don)299
css, design-tokens, accessibility
Using Maths to Balance Your Heading Styles (cra)298
headings, math, css, accessibility
The Ampersand Is Nearly 2,000 Years Old—and Designers Still Can’t Agree How It Should Look (web)297
design
Keeping Type Consistent in Changing Conditions (ell)296
variable-fonts, fonts
Are We Stuck in the Typographic Principles of the 20th Century? (its)295
Fluid Typography With “progress()” (mat/fro)294
css, functions, liquid-design
FIFA’s World Cup Typography Foul: UI Design Learnings (pim)293
fonts, legibility
AI Has Come for Serif Fonts (wir)292
ai, design
Why AI Won’t Replace Human Type Designers291
ai, fonts, design, career
The Day CSS Made Me Learn Algebra Again, and I Liked It (sch)290
css, math, examples
Logo Design Trends for 2026: What I’m Actually Seeing (and What Most Designers Are Missing) (web)289
design, logos, images, trends
Container Query Typography Systems (mat)288
css, container-queries
Building Typographic Scales in CSS With “:heading()”, “sibling-index()”, and “pow()” (stu)287
css, functions, math
Justifying “text-wrap: pretty”286
css
How to Use Font Ligatures285
how-tos, fonts, tooling, adobe, figma, microsoft, css
V7: Typographic Scales and Technical Pens284
design, css, case-studies
Responsive and Fluid Typography With Baseline CSS Features (mia)283
css, responsive-design
Getting Creative With “the Measure” (mal/css)282
css, readability
Solving Small Text and Contrast Issues for Large-Screen Readability (a11)281
accessibility, contrast, readability
Responsive Letter Spacing (tyl/clo)280
responsive-design, css
When to Use CSS “text-wrap: balance” vs. “text-wrap: pretty” (dxn/log)279
css
How to Use CSS “line-clamp” to Trim Lines of Text (dxn/log)278
how-tos, css
Solved by Modern CSS: Section Layout (sha)277
css, layout, grids, liquid-design
Compressed Fluid Typography (mat)276
css, liquid-design
Fluid Headings (don)275
headings, css, responsive-design
Testing Methods: Text Spacing (dec)274
accessibility, testing, wcag, readability
Design Can’t Rely on Logic: Troy Leinster on Type Design and Human Perception (int)273
podcasts, interviews, design, fonts
Visualizing Responsive Typography (mia/odd)272
css, responsive-design, functions
On Dashes, AI, and Screen Readers (ons/tpg)271
ai, screen-readers, accessibility
This One CSS Property Fixed My Font Headaches Forever270
css
Designing for User Font-Size and Zoom (mia/odd)269
design, zooming, css, units, functions
Setting Line Length in CSS (and Fitting Text to a Container) (dxn/css)268
css, units
It’s More Than Picking a Pretty Font267
accessibility, fonts, legibility, readability, wcag
Font Size Dimensions (don)266
css, units
Why Fonts Look Better on macOS Than on Windows265
fonts, readability, macos, windows, comparisons
A11y 101: 1.4.12 Text Spacing (nat)264
introductions, accessibility, wcag
Painting With the Web (mat/btc)263
videos, web, web-platform, design
Polishing Your Typography With Line Height Units (web)262
css, units
Web Typography: A Refresher and History (zel)261
history, link-lists
“Pretty” Is in the Eye of the Beholder (geo/css)260
css, browsers, support, chrome, safari
Thin Fonts Are a Usability Nightmare—and Finally, Designers Are Waking Up (web)259
fonts, usability, accessibility, design
Better Typography With “text-wrap: pretty” (web)258
css, webkit, browser-engines, browsers, safari
Mastering Typography in Design Systems With Semantic Tokens and Responsive Scaling257
design-systems, design-tokens, semantics, responsive-design, scaling
Layered Text Headers (chr/fro)256
css, svg, shadows
Revisiting Fluid Type (ric+/odd)255
videos, interviews, fonts, responsive-design
How to Use “attr()” in CSS for Columns, Colors, and Font-Size (chr/fro)254
how-tos, css, functions, layout, colors
Justified Text, JS “moveBefore” Method, Performance Optimization (zor/css)253
videos, css, javascript, performance, optimization
The Hardest Working Font in Manhattan (mwi)252
fonts, history
Reimagining Fluid Typography (mia/odd)251
css, responsive-design, liquid-design
Better Text Rendering in Chromium-Based Browsers on Windows (pat)250
rendering, browser-engines, browsers, chromium, windows
Beware the Faux Bold (and How to Fix It) (ric)249
fonts, css
Change “font-weight” Based on the User’s Screen DPI248
css, pixel-density
Justified Text: Better Than Expected? (tyl/clo)247
css
CSS “text-box-trim” (arg)246
css
Fabulous Font-Face Fallbacks (sto/per)245
performance, css, fonts
“text-box” (fon)244
css, spacing
CSS “margin-trim” and Line Height Units (5t3)243
css, margins, units
CSS “text-wrap” (mey/5t3)242
css
What’s the Deal With WebKit Font Smoothing? (dbu)241
webkit, css
An HTML Email Template With Basic Typography and Dark/light Modes (chr/fro)240
templates, html, email, dark-mode
What Makes a Font Accessible? A Designer’s Guide (a11)239
guides, design, fonts, accessibility
Please, Don’t Use Viewport Units for Font Sizes (kev)238
videos, css, units
The Problem With Superscripts and Subscripts (ric)237
css
The Problem of the Em Square236
design, history
Quick Guide to Web Typography for Developers (ole)235
guides, fonts, examples
Fluid Typography in Design Systems: From Design to Code (fel)234
design, design-systems, design-tokens
Mastering Typography in Logo Design (sma)233
design, images, logos
“font-size” Limbo (seb)232
design, css
Figma Typography Variables (fro)231
figma, variables
CSS “font-size-adjust” Is Now in Baseline230
css, browsers, support, web-platform
Dynamic Type on the Web (cho)229
css, apple, unix-like, accessibility
Use of “ch” Unit Considered Inappropriate (in Certain Circumstances) (ric)228
css, units
Setting Up Typography Variables in Figma227
figma, variables
Typographer vs. Accessibility (pim/btc)226
videos, accessibility
Typography Terms: Glossary (tbf/nng)225
terminology
Creating Fluid Typography With the CSS “clamp()” Function224
css, functions, liquid-design
Typography Variables in Figma Are Here (joe)223
variables, figma
The Basics of Legibility222
fundamentals, legibility
Fluid Typography With Discrete Steps (css)221
css, tips-and-tricks
Hanging Punctuation in CSS220
css
Spicing Up Text With “text-emphasis” in CSS (ami)219
css, effects
The Problem With Data Attributes for Text Effects (man)218
html, custom-data, css, effects
Retrofitting Fluid Typography (ric)217
liquid-design, css
Making the Most of Ligatures (man)216
css
Nicer Text Wrapping With CSS “text-wrap” (lon)215
css
The AI Dilemma in Graphic Design: Steering Towards Excellence in Typography and Beyond (sma)214
ai, design
The Most Accessible Font213
accessibility, legibility, fonts
The “hanging-punctuation” Property in CSS (chr)212
css
CSS “text-wrap: pretty” (arg)211
css, browsers, chrome, support
When to Use CSS “text-wrap: balance;” vs. “text-wrap: pretty;” (sea)210
css, comparisons
The 3 Secrets to Font Pairing209
fonts, design
8 More Micro Tips for Remarkably Better Typography208
tips-and-tricks, legibility, readability
Responsive Type Scales With Composable CSS Utilities207
css, responsive-design
WOFF Has Left the Building (mat)206
fonts, woff, css, support
8 Micro Tips for Remarkably Better Typography205
tips-and-tricks, readability
Thinking on Ways to Solve Adaptive Typography (arg)204
videos, css, fonts
Adapting Typography to User Preferences With CSS (arg)203
css, customization
Fluid vs. Responsive Typography With CSS Clamp (its/log)202
css, functions, responsive-design
Figma Typography Secrets—Seven Pro Tips Revealed (pim)201
figma
90s Websites—Key Characteristics and Examples200
design, history, trends, navigation, colors
Mapping Typography (sco/9el)199
videos, css
What’s Your Type? Try These Tests to Pick the Perfect Font for You (was)198
design, fonts
Text Wrap Pretty Is Coming to CSS (ami)197
css
7 Practical CSS Typography Tips and Tricks (zor/css)196
videos, css, tips-and-tricks
Typography for Everyone (tob/btc)195
videos, fonts
Container Query Units and Fluid Typography (5t3)194
css, container-queries, liquid-design
CSS Text Balancing With “text-wrap: balance” (sha)193
css
The IL1 Typography Test (nng)192
videos, legibility, user-experience, testing
Preventing Too-Short Final Lines of Text Blocks (ric)191
css
Modern Font Stacks190
websites, fonts
16 Little UI Design Tips That Make a Big Impact189
design, tips-and-tricks, spacing, consistency, colors, contrast, fonts
An End to Typographic Widows on the Web (ric)188
css
Balanced Text Wrapping Is Coming to CSS (ami)187
css
Responsive Headlines Are About to Get Awesome (tyl/clo)186
css, headings, responsive-design
Improved Font Fallbacks185
fonts, graceful-degradation
How to Pick a Font (That Doesn’t Suck)184
how-tos, guides, fonts
Typography Manual183
code-pens
Typographic Hierarchy in Print, Web, and App Design (pim)182
design, hierarchy
Container Queries and Typography (fon)181
css, container-queries
On-Scroll Typography Animations (cod)180
animations
Greater Styling Control Over Type With “initial-letter” (sea)179
css
Quick Thoughts on Typeface and Font Accessibility178
accessibility, fonts
Fluid Typography: Predicting a Problem With Your User’s Zoom-In (sma)177
css, accessibility, zooming
An Ultimate Guide on Sizing, Spacing, Grids, and Layout in Web and UI/UX Design (sma)176
guides, spacing, grids, layout, design
How to Create Typography Guidelines for a Product That Does Not Follow a Design System175
how-tos, design-systems
A Conversation With ChatGPT (mat)174
interviews, ai, chatgpt, design
The Final Google Fonts Knowledge Drop of 2022 (ell)173
google, fonts
From Type to Logotype172
fonts, design, branding, logos
Advanced Web Font Optimization Techniques171
fonts, optimization
How to Use Huge Type on the Web170
how-tos, design
CSS Ellipsis for Single-Line and Multi-Line Text169
css
Typographic Hierarchies (sma)168
design
Easy Fluid Typography With “clamp()” Using Sass Functions (uti/sma)167
liquid-design, css, sass, functions
This Site’s Type Is Now Variable (ell)166
fonts, variable-fonts, css
First Batch of Color Fonts Arrives on Google Fonts165
google, fonts, colors
CSS “line-height” (mar)164
css
Adventures in Text Rendering: Kerning and Glyph Atlases163
rendering, kerning
Typography in Web Design (uxm)162
design
The Right Space Around Headings in Web Typography (pim)161
spacing, headings
The Dos and Don’ts of Pairing Typefaces (nng)160
design, readability, legibility, usability
Measuring the Performance of Typefaces for Users II (sma)159
fonts, performance
Web Typography: Establishing a Strong Typographic System (mis)158
Measuring the Performance of Typefaces for Users (sma)157
fonts, performance
Tokens as Intents (don)156
design-tokens, naming
Legibility—How and Why Typography Affects Ease of Reading155
websites, books, legibility
Deep Dive Into Text Wrapping and Word Breaking (lon)154
css, deep-dives
Best Font for Online Reading: No Single Answer (nng)153
studies, research, fonts, readability
Fonts in Use: Variable Fonts152
fonts, variable-fonts
Variable Fonts in Real Life: How to Use and Love Them (rom+/evi)151
fonts, variable-fonts
Typography in Design Tokens for Figma and Code150
design-tokens, tooling, figma
Identifying Fonts: The Complete Guide149
guides, fonts
Don’t Believe the Type! (gar+/deq)148
videos, accessibility, readability, fonts
Minimizing Google Fonts by Only Loading It for Certain Characters (ami)147
google, fonts, performance, minimalism
Why You Should Use a Developer Font146
fonts, productivity
Modern Fluid Typography Using CSS Clamp (cod/sma)145
css, liquid-design
Styling Strategies Using Typography144
Consistent, Fluidly Scaling Type, and Spacing (bel/css)143
css, scaling, liquid-design
The Ideal Line Length and Line Height in Web Design (pim)142
design, readability
Google Fonts Knowledge (ell)141
google, fonts
What Creating a Simple Font Taught Me About Font Design140
fonts
What’s the Right Font Size in Web Design? (pim)139
design
Line Length Revisited: Following the Research138
design, readability, research
Times New Roman Doesn’t Have to Be Boring—Here’s Why137
fonts
All You Need Is 5 Fonts136
design, fonts
Optical Size, the Hidden Superpower of Variable Fonts (pix)135
css, fonts, variable-fonts
Intrinsic Typography Is the Future of Styling Text on the Web (css)134
css
How I’m Dealing With Font Sizes (geo)133
css
Uniwidth Typefaces for Interface Design132
fonts
Symbols to Copy131
tooling
CSS “min()”, “max()”, and “clamp()” (una)130
css, functions
“font-kerning” (geo/css)129
css, kerning
The Thing With Leading in CSS (mat)128
css
Use Advanced Typography With Local Fonts (tom)127
fonts, apis
“font-weight: 300” Considered Harmful (chr/css)126
css, legibility
Modern CSS Techniques to Improve Legibility (sma)125
css, techniques, legibility
“font-weight: 300” Considered Harmful (and a Fontconfig Workaround) (lis)124
css, legibility, unix-like
The Secret of Typography, Kerning, Explained for Dummies123
kerning
How to Tame Line Height in CSS (css)122
how-tos, css
Accessible Font Sizing, Explained (css)121
accessibility, wcag, css, units
What Is Kerning? Here’s What You Need to Know120
kerning
How Do You Do “max-font-size” in CSS? (chr/css)119
css
How to Convert Variable TTF Font Files to WOFF2 (hen)118
how-tos, fonts, variable-fonts, ttf, woff, conversion
Dynamic Typography With Variable Fonts (btc)117
videos, fonts, variable-fonts
Design Principles for Developers: Processes and CSS Tips for Better Web Design (css)116
design, spacing, colors, principles, processes, css, tips-and-tricks
Six Tips for Better Web Typography (fon/css)115
design, tips-and-tricks
Typography for Developers (css)114
fonts, legibility, readability, css, link-lists
Colorful Typographic Experiments (chr/css)113
experiments, colors, css
Extreme Typography on the Web (djr/btc)112
videos
A Reference Guide for Typography in Mobile Web Design (sma)111
guides, terminology, mobile
Text Spacing Bookmarklet (ste)110
code-pens, bookmarklets, accessibility, wcag
Designing for Accessibility and Inclusion (sma)109
design, accessibility, dei, animations, colors, images, multimedia, keyboard-navigation, layout, readability
Understanding Web Fonts and Getting the Most Out of Them (thi/css)108
fonts, ttf, woff, css, variable-fonts
Universal Principles of User Experience Design (sma)107
user-experience, design, principles
Small Tweaks That Can Make a Huge Impact on Your Website’s Accessibility (bel/css)106
accessibility, semantics, contrast, colors, labels, forms, keyboard-navigation
CSS Line Spacing: How to Set Line Spacing105
how-tos, css
Web Typography: Designing Tables to Be Read, Not Looked At (ric/ali)104
readability, tables, responsive-design
CSS “font-display”: The Future of Font Rendering on the Web103
css, fonts
Improve Web Typography With CSS “font-size-adjust”102
css, optimization
Fluid Responsive Typography With CSS Poly Fluid Sizing (sma)101
responsive-design, liquid-design, css, sass
Typography Is Code (fra/btc)100
videos
Typography on the Web Is Like Other Typography Only More Interesting (kup/btc)99
videos
The 10 Big Web Design Trends of 201598
design, layout, trends, minimalism, scrolling, flat-design, animations, colors, backgrounds
Space Yourself (mwi/sma)97
whitespace, css, unicode
Type Is Visible Language (esp/btc)96
videos, fonts
Typographic Units in CSS (joh)95
css, units
12 Little-Known CSS Facts (the Sequel) (lou)94
css, borders, tables, naming, animations, selectors
Sass and Responsive Typography93
sass, responsive-design
The Good, the Bad, and the Great Examples of Web Typography (sma)92
fonts, examples
3 Principles for Perfect Typeface Pairing91
fonts, principles
Better Web Typography With “font-weight”, Autohinting and “font-feature-settings” (zol)90
css, examples
Font Hinting and the Future of Responsive Typography (nic/ali)89
fonts, responsive-design
A Critical Approach to Typefaces (sma)88
fonts
Typography 10187
introductions, terminology
CSS Baseline: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (sma)86
css
Why Won’t Helvetica Go Away? (sma)85
fonts, history
A Closer Look at Font Rendering (sma)84
fonts, rendering
CSS Tip: An “em” Isn’t an “m”, but an “ex” Is an “x”83
css, units, tips-and-tricks
More Meaningful Typography (ali)82
css
Font Sizing With “rem” (jus)81
css, units
Technical Web Typography: Guidelines and Techniques (css/sma)80
css, guidelines, techniques
Tracking—CSS “letter-spacing” and Where to Use It79
css
Typographic Effects in Canvas78
canvas, javascript
A Simpler Page (cra/ali)77
design, readability, html, css, simplicity
Readability: The Optimal Line Length76
readability, usability
Typography Is Not Your Brand, So Don’t Steal It (tim)75
branding, design
“text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;” // Can You Read Me Now? (dal/aja)74
css, legibility
Google Fonts Is Born—Can I Get a Hallelujah!? (mis)73
google, fonts
The Future of CSS Typography (sma)72
css
On Web Typography (jas/ali)71
fonts, legibility, readability
W3C Cheatsheet (don/w3c)70
cheat-sheets, documentation, css, html, svg, xpath, accessibility, internationalization
Can Typekit Bring Fonts to the Web?69
fonts
IKEA and the Font Fiasco68
fonts, case-studies
How to Style Your Type With CSS67
css
Punctuation Cheat Sheet (j9t)66
localization, cheat-sheets
Focus on Typography: Contrast65
contrast, colors
Fuck the Foundries (div)64
fonts
8 Simple Typography Tips for Your Designs (sma)63
design, css, tips-and-tricks
10 Principles of Readability and Web Typography (sma)62
design, readability, principles
In Defense of Readers (ali)61
content, writing, readability
8 Definitive Web Font Stacks60
fonts
Typographic Grid (chr/css)59
grids
Use the Best Available Ampersand (sim)58
design
W3C Tackles Web Typography With CSS 3 (cms)57
w3c, css, standards
Design Rants (dav)56
design, readability, responsive-design, semantics
Web Typography: Tell Me What You Want (jas)55
w3c, fonts, css
Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces? (ale)54
fonts, legibility, studies, research
Squashing a Persistent Myth53
accessibility, css, units, myths
The Principles of Beautiful Typography (jas)52
principles, fonts, readability, legibility
Understanding Web Design (zel/ali)51
design
How to Size Text in CSS (ric/ali)50
how-tos, css, resizing, browsers, safari
Adams and Clarke on CSS, the W3C, and Design (mal+)49
interviews, design, css-eleven, w3c
Blueprint CSS Framework: Typography Matters (dal/aja)48
blueprint
Typography and Web Advertising: Making Every Opportunity Count (dig)47
design, monetization
Top Ten Tips for Web Typography (ric)46
tips-and-tricks
70 Expert Ideas for Better CSS Coding (sma)45
css, resets, conventions, hacks, debugging, selectors, tips-and-tricks, techniques, internet-explorer, conditional-comments, link-lists
Web Typography44
character-references
Admiration for Typography on the Web (jch)43
image-replacement
Compose to a Vertical Rhythm (ric/24w)42
css, headings
The 100% Easy-2-Read Standard (rei/ia)41
readability, principles
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