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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)291
css, accessibility
Typography Scales (don)290
css, design-tokens, accessibility
Using Maths to Balance Your Heading Styles (cra)289
headings, math, css, accessibility
Keeping Type Consistent in Changing Conditions (ell)288
variable-fonts, fonts
Are We Stuck in the Typographic Principles of the 20th Century? (its)287
Fluid Typography With “progress()” (mat/fro)286
css, functions, liquid-design
FIFA’s World Cup Typography Foul: UI Design Learnings (pim)285
fonts, legibility
AI Has Come for Serif Fonts (wir)284
ai, design
Why AI Won’t Replace Human Type Designers283
ai, fonts, design, career
The Day CSS Made Me Learn Algebra Again, and I Liked It (sch)282
css, math, examples
Logo Design Trends for 2026: What I’m Actually Seeing (and What Most Designers Are Missing) (web)281
design, logos, images, trends
Container Query Typography Systems (mat)280
css, container-queries
Building Typographic Scales in CSS With “:heading()”, “sibling-index()”, and “pow()” (stu)279
css, functions, math
Justifying “text-wrap: pretty”278
css
How to Use Font Ligatures277
how-tos, fonts, tooling, adobe, figma, microsoft, css
V7: Typographic Scales and Technical Pens276
design, css, case-studies
Responsive and Fluid Typography With Baseline CSS Features (mia)275
css, responsive-design
Getting Creative With “the Measure” (mal/css)274
css, readability
Solving Small Text and Contrast Issues for Large-Screen Readability (a11)273
accessibility, contrast, readability
Responsive Letter Spacing (tyl/clo)272
responsive-design, css
When to Use CSS “text-wrap: balance” vs. “text-wrap: pretty” (dxn/log)271
css
How to Use CSS “line-clamp” to Trim Lines of Text (dxn/log)270
how-tos, css
Solved by Modern CSS: Section Layout (sha)269
css, layout, grids, liquid-design
Compressed Fluid Typography (mat)268
css, liquid-design
Fluid Headings (don)267
headings, css, responsive-design
Testing Methods: Text Spacing (dec)266
accessibility, testing, wcag, readability
Design Can’t Rely on Logic: Troy Leinster on Type Design and Human Perception (int)265
podcasts, interviews, design, fonts
Visualizing Responsive Typography (mia/odd)264
css, responsive-design, functions
On Dashes, AI, and Screen Readers (ons/tpg)263
ai, screen-readers, accessibility
This One CSS Property Fixed My Font Headaches Forever262
css
Designing for User Font-Size and Zoom (mia/odd)261
design, zooming, css, units, functions
Setting Line Length in CSS (and Fitting Text to a Container) (dxn/css)260
css, units
It’s More Than Picking a Pretty Font259
accessibility, fonts, legibility, readability, wcag
Font Size Dimensions (don)258
css, units
Why Fonts Look Better on macOS Than on Windows257
fonts, readability, unix-like, apple, windows, comparisons
A11y 101: 1.4.12 Text Spacing (nat)256
introductions, accessibility, wcag
Painting With the Web (mat/btc)255
videos, web, web-platform, design
Polishing Your Typography With Line Height Units (jen/web)254
css, units
Web Typography: A Refresher and History (zel)253
history, link-lists
“Pretty” Is in the Eye of the Beholder (geo/css)252
css, browsers, support, chrome, safari
Thin Fonts Are a Usability Nightmare—and Finally, Designers Are Waking Up (web)251
fonts, usability, accessibility, design
Better Typography With “text-wrap: pretty” (jen/web)250
css, webkit, browser-engines, browsers, safari
Mastering Typography in Design Systems With Semantic Tokens and Responsive Scaling249
design-systems, design-tokens, semantics, responsive-design, scaling
Layered Text Headers (chr/fro)248
css, svg, shadows
Revisiting Fluid Type (ric+/odd)247
videos, interviews, fonts, responsive-design
How to Use “attr()” in CSS for Columns, Colors, and Font-Size (chr/fro)246
how-tos, css, functions, layout, colors
Justified Text, JS “moveBefore” Method, Performance Optimization (zor/css)245
videos, css, javascript, performance, optimization
The Hardest Working Font in Manhattan (mwi)244
fonts, history
Reimagining Fluid Typography (mia/odd)243
css, responsive-design, liquid-design
Better Text Rendering in Chromium-Based Browsers on Windows (pat)242
rendering, browser-engines, browsers, chromium, windows
Beware the Faux Bold (and How to Fix It) (ric)241
fonts, css
Change “font-weight” Based on the User’s Screen DPI240
css, pixel-density
Justified Text: Better Than Expected? (tyl/clo)239
css
CSS “text-box-trim” (arg)238
css
Fabulous Font-Face Fallbacks (sto/per)237
performance, css, fonts
“text-box” (fon)236
css, spacing
CSS “margin-trim” and Line Height Units (jen/5t3)235
css, margins, units
CSS “text-wrap” (mey/5t3)234
css
What’s the Deal With WebKit Font Smoothing? (dbu)233
webkit, css
An HTML Email Template With Basic Typography and Dark/light Modes (chr/fro)232
templates, html, email, dark-mode
What Makes a Font Accessible? A Designer’s Guide (a11)231
guides, design, fonts, accessibility
Please, Don’t Use Viewport Units for Font Sizes (kev)230
videos, css, units
The Problem With Superscripts and Subscripts (ric)229
css
The Problem of the Em Square228
design, history
Quick Guide to Web Typography for Developers (ole)227
guides, fonts, examples
Mastering Typography in Logo Design (sma)226
design, images, logos
Fluid Typography in Design Systems: From Design to Code (fel)225
design, design-systems, design-tokens
“font-size” Limbo (seb)224
design, css
Figma Typography Variables (fro)223
figma, variables
CSS “font-size-adjust” Is Now in Baseline (rac)222
css, browsers, support, web-platform
Dynamic Type on the Web (cho)221
css, apple, unix-like, accessibility
Use of “ch” Unit Considered Inappropriate (in Certain Circumstances) (ric)220
css, units
Setting Up Typography Variables in Figma219
figma, variables
Typographer vs. Accessibility (pim/btc)218
videos, accessibility
Typography Terms: Glossary (tbf/nng)217
terminology
Creating Fluid Typography With the CSS “clamp()” Function216
css, functions, liquid-design
Typography Variables in Figma Are Here215
variables, figma
The Basics of Legibility214
fundamentals, legibility
Fluid Typography With Discrete Steps (css)213
css, tips-and-tricks
Hanging Punctuation in CSS (ada)212
css
Spicing Up Text With “text-emphasis” in CSS (ami)211
css, effects
The Problem With Data Attributes for Text Effects (man)210
html, custom-data, css, effects
Retrofitting Fluid Typography (ric)209
liquid-design, css
Making the Most of Ligatures (man)208
css
Nicer Text Wrapping With CSS “text-wrap” (lon)207
css
The AI Dilemma in Graphic Design: Steering Towards Excellence in Typography and Beyond (sma)206
ai, design
The Most Accessible Font205
accessibility, legibility, fonts
The “hanging-punctuation” Property in CSS (chr)204
css
CSS “text-wrap: pretty” (arg)203
css, browsers, chrome, support
When to Use CSS “text-wrap: balance;” vs. “text-wrap: pretty;” (sea)202
css, comparisons
The 3 Secrets to Font Pairing201
fonts, design
8 More Micro Tips for Remarkably Better Typography200
tips-and-tricks, legibility, readability
Responsive Type Scales With Composable CSS Utilities199
css, responsive-design
WOFF Has Left the Building (mat)198
fonts, woff, css, support
8 Micro Tips for Remarkably Better Typography197
tips-and-tricks, readability
Thinking on Ways to Solve Adaptive Typography (arg)196
videos, css, fonts
Adapting Typography to User Preferences With CSS (arg)195
css, customization
Fluid vs. Responsive Typography With CSS Clamp (its/log)194
css, functions, responsive-design
Figma Typography Secrets—Seven Pro Tips Revealed (pim)193
figma
90s Websites—Key Characteristics and Examples192
design, history, trends, navigation, colors
Mapping Typography (sco/9el)191
videos, css
What’s Your Type? Try These Tests to Pick the Perfect Font for You (was)190
design, fonts
Text Wrap Pretty Is Coming to CSS (ami)189
css
7 Practical CSS Typography Tips and Tricks (zor/css)188
videos, css, tips-and-tricks
Typography for Everyone (tob/btc)187
videos, fonts
Container Query Units and Fluid Typography (5t3)186
css, container-queries, liquid-design
CSS Text Balancing With “text-wrap: balance” (sha)185
css
The IL1 Typography Test (nng)184
videos, legibility, user-experience, testing
Preventing Too-Short Final Lines of Text Blocks (ric)183
css
Modern Font Stacks182
websites, fonts
16 Little UI Design Tips That Make a Big Impact181
design, tips-and-tricks, spacing, consistency, colors, contrast, fonts
An End to Typographic Widows on the Web (ric)180
css
Balanced Text Wrapping Is Coming to CSS (ami)179
css
Responsive Headlines Are About to Get Awesome (tyl/clo)178
css, headings, responsive-design
Improved Font Fallbacks177
fonts, graceful-degradation
How to Pick a Font (That Doesn’t Suck)176
how-tos, guides, fonts
Typography Manual175
code-pens
Typographic Hierarchy in Print, Web, and App Design (pim)174
design, hierarchy
Container Queries and Typography (fon)173
css, container-queries
On-Scroll Typography Animations (cod)172
animations
Greater Styling Control Over Type With “initial-letter” (sea)171
css
Quick Thoughts on Typeface and Font Accessibility170
accessibility, fonts
Fluid Typography: Predicting a Problem With Your User’s Zoom-In (sma)169
css, accessibility, zooming
An Ultimate Guide on Sizing, Spacing, Grids, and Layout in Web and UI/UX Design (sma)168
guides, spacing, grids, layout, design
How to Create Typography Guidelines for a Product That Does Not Follow a Design System167
how-tos, design-systems
A Conversation With ChatGPT (mat)166
interviews, ai, chatgpt, design
The Final Google Fonts Knowledge Drop of 2022 (ell)165
google, fonts
From Type to Logotype164
fonts, design, branding, logos
Advanced Web Font Optimization Techniques163
fonts, optimization
How to Use Huge Type on the Web162
how-tos, design
CSS Ellipsis for Single-Line and Multi-Line Text161
css
Typographic Hierarchies (sma)160
design
Easy Fluid Typography With “clamp()” Using Sass Functions (uti/sma)159
liquid-design, css, sass, functions
This Site’s Type Is Now Variable (ell)158
fonts, variable-fonts, css
First Batch of Color Fonts Arrives on Google Fonts157
google, fonts, colors
CSS “line-height” (mar)156
css
Adventures in Text Rendering: Kerning and Glyph Atlases155
rendering, kerning
Typography in Web Design (uxm)154
design
The Right Space Around Headings in Web Typography (pim)153
spacing, headings
The Dos and Don’ts of Pairing Typefaces (nng)152
design, readability, legibility, usability
Measuring the Performance of Typefaces for Users II (sma)151
fonts, performance
Web Typography: Establishing a Strong Typographic System (mis)150
Measuring the Performance of Typefaces for Users (sma)149
fonts, performance
Tokens as Intents (don)148
design-tokens, naming
Legibility—How and Why Typography Affects Ease of Reading147
websites, books, legibility
Deep Dive Into Text Wrapping and Word Breaking (lon)146
css, deep-dives
Best Font for Online Reading: No Single Answer (nng)145
studies, research, fonts, readability
Fonts in Use: Variable Fonts144
fonts, variable-fonts
Variable Fonts in Real Life: How to Use and Love Them (rom+/evi)143
fonts, variable-fonts
Typography in Design Tokens for Figma and Code142
design-tokens, tooling, figma
Identifying Fonts: The Complete Guide141
guides, fonts
Don’t Believe the Type! (gar+/deq)140
videos, accessibility, readability, fonts
Minimizing Google Fonts by Only Loading It for Certain Characters (ami)139
google, fonts, performance, minimalism
Why You Should Use a Developer Font138
fonts, productivity
Modern Fluid Typography Using CSS Clamp (cod/sma)137
css, liquid-design
Styling Strategies Using Typography136
Consistent, Fluidly Scaling Type, and Spacing (bel/css)135
css, scaling, liquid-design
The Ideal Line Length and Line Height in Web Design (pim)134
design, readability
Google Fonts Knowledge (ell)133
google, fonts
What Creating a Simple Font Taught Me About Font Design132
fonts
What’s the Right Font Size in Web Design? (pim)131
design
Line Length Revisited: Following the Research130
design, readability, research
Times New Roman Doesn’t Have to Be Boring—Here’s Why129
fonts
All You Need Is 5 Fonts128
design, fonts
Optical Size, the Hidden Superpower of Variable Fonts (pix)127
css, fonts, variable-fonts
Intrinsic Typography Is the Future of Styling Text on the Web (css)126
css
How I’m Dealing With Font Sizes (geo)125
css
Uniwidth Typefaces for Interface Design124
fonts
Symbols to Copy123
tooling
CSS “min()”, “max()”, and “clamp()” (una)122
css, functions
“font-kerning” (geo/css)121
css, kerning
The Thing With Leading in CSS (mat)120
css
Use Advanced Typography With Local Fonts (tom)119
fonts, apis
“font-weight: 300” Considered Harmful (chr/css)118
css, legibility
Modern CSS Techniques to Improve Legibility (sma)117
css, techniques, legibility
“font-weight: 300” Considered Harmful (and a Fontconfig Workaround) (lis)116
css, legibility, unix-like
The Secret of Typography, Kerning, Explained for Dummies115
kerning
How to Tame Line Height in CSS (css)114
how-tos, css
Accessible Font Sizing, Explained (css)113
accessibility, wcag, css, units
What Is Kerning? Here’s What You Need to Know112
kerning
How Do You Do “max-font-size” in CSS? (chr/css)111
css
How to Convert Variable TTF Font Files to WOFF2 (hen)110
how-tos, fonts, variable-fonts, ttf, woff, conversion
Dynamic Typography With Variable Fonts (btc)109
videos, fonts, variable-fonts
Design Principles for Developers: Processes and CSS Tips for Better Web Design (css)108
design, spacing, colors, principles, processes, css, tips-and-tricks
Six Tips for Better Web Typography (fon/css)107
design, tips-and-tricks
Typography for Developers (css)106
fonts, legibility, readability, css, link-lists
Colorful Typographic Experiments (chr/css)105
experiments, colors, css
Extreme Typography on the Web (djr/btc)104
videos
A Reference Guide for Typography in Mobile Web Design (sma)103
guides, terminology, mobile
Text Spacing Bookmarklet (ste)102
code-pens, bookmarklets, accessibility, wcag
Designing for Accessibility and Inclusion (sma)101
design, accessibility, dei, animations, colors, images, multimedia, keyboard-navigation, layout, readability
Understanding Web Fonts and Getting the Most Out of Them (thi/css)100
fonts, ttf, woff, css, variable-fonts
Universal Principles of User Experience Design (sma)99
user-experience, design, principles
Small Tweaks That Can Make a Huge Impact on Your Website’s Accessibility (bel/css)98
accessibility, semantics, contrast, colors, labels, forms, keyboard-navigation
CSS Line Spacing: How to Set Line Spacing97
how-tos, css
Web Typography: Designing Tables to Be Read, Not Looked At (ric/ali)96
readability, tables, responsive-design
CSS “font-display”: The Future of Font Rendering on the Web95
css, fonts
Improve Web Typography With CSS “font-size-adjust”94
css, optimization
Fluid Responsive Typography With CSS Poly Fluid Sizing (sma)93
responsive-design, liquid-design, css, sass
Typography Is Code (fra/btc)92
videos
Typography on the Web Is Like Other Typography Only More Interesting (kup/btc)91
videos
The 10 Big Web Design Trends of 201590
design, layout, trends, minimalism, scrolling, flat-design, animations, colors, backgrounds
Space Yourself (mwi/sma)89
whitespace, css, unicode
Type Is Visible Language (esp/btc)88
videos, fonts
Typographic Units in CSS (joh)87
css, units
12 Little-Known CSS Facts (the Sequel) (lou)86
css, borders, tables, naming, animations, selectors
Sass and Responsive Typography85
sass, responsive-design
The Good, the Bad, and the Great Examples of Web Typography (sma)84
fonts, examples
3 Principles for Perfect Typeface Pairing83
fonts, principles
Better Web Typography With “font-weight”, Autohinting and “font-feature-settings” (zol)82
css, examples
Font Hinting and the Future of Responsive Typography (nic/ali)81
fonts, responsive-design
A Critical Approach to Typefaces (sma)80
fonts
Typography 10179
introductions, terminology
CSS Baseline: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (sma)78
css
Why Won’t Helvetica Go Away? (sma)77
fonts, history
A Closer Look at Font Rendering (sma)76
fonts, rendering
CSS Tip: An “em” Isn’t an “m”, but an “ex” Is an “x”75
css, units, tips-and-tricks
More Meaningful Typography (ali)74
css
Font Sizing With “rem” (jus)73
css, units
Technical Web Typography: Guidelines and Techniques (css/sma)72
css, guidelines, techniques
Tracking—CSS “letter-spacing” and Where to Use It71
css
Typographic Effects in Canvas70
canvas, javascript
A Simpler Page (cra/ali)69
design, readability, html, css, simplicity
Readability: The Optimal Line Length68
readability, usability
Typography Is Not Your Brand, So Don’t Steal It (tim)67
branding, design
“text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;” // Can You Read Me Now? (dal/aja)66
css, legibility
Google Fonts Is Born—Can I Get a Hallelujah!? (mis)65
google, fonts
The Future of CSS Typography (sma)64
css
On Web Typography (jas/ali)63
fonts, legibility, readability
W3C Cheatsheet (don/w3c)62
cheat-sheets, documentation, css, html, svg, xpath, accessibility, internationalization
Can Typekit Bring Fonts to the Web?61
fonts
IKEA and the Font Fiasco60
fonts, case-studies
How to Style Your Type With CSS59
css
Punctuation Cheat Sheet (j9t)58
localization, cheat-sheets
Focus on Typography: Contrast57
contrast, colors
Fuck the Foundries (div)56
fonts
8 Simple Typography Tips for Your Designs (sma)55
design, css, tips-and-tricks
10 Principles of Readability and Web Typography (sma)54
design, readability, principles
In Defense of Readers (ali)53
content, writing, readability
8 Definitive Web Font Stacks52
fonts
Typographic Grid (chr/css)51
grids
Use the Best Available Ampersand (sim)50
design
W3C Tackles Web Typography With CSS 3 (cms)49
w3c, css, standards
Design Rants (dav)48
design, readability, responsive-design, semantics
Web Typography: Tell Me What You Want (jas)47
w3c, fonts, css
Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces? (ale)46
fonts, legibility, studies, research
The Principles of Beautiful Typography (jas)45
principles, fonts, readability, legibility
Understanding Web Design (zel/ali)44
design
How to Size Text in CSS (ric/ali)43
how-tos, css, resizing, browsers, safari
Blueprint CSS Framework: Typography Matters (dal/aja)42
blueprint
Typography and Web Advertising: Making Every Opportunity Count (dig)41
design, monetization
Compose to a Vertical Rhythm (ric/24w)40
css, headings
Five Simple Steps to Typesetting on the Web: Printing the Web (fro)39
print
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