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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)298
css, accessibility
Typography Scales (don)297
css, design-tokens, accessibility
Using Maths to Balance Your Heading Styles (cra)296
headings, math, css, accessibility
The Ampersand Is Nearly 2,000 Years Old—and Designers Still Can’t Agree How It Should Look (web)295
design
Keeping Type Consistent in Changing Conditions (ell)294
variable-fonts, fonts
Are We Stuck in the Typographic Principles of the 20th Century? (its)293
Fluid Typography With “progress()” (mat/fro)292
css, functions, liquid-design
FIFA’s World Cup Typography Foul: UI Design Learnings (pim)291
fonts, legibility
AI Has Come for Serif Fonts (wir)290
ai, design
Why AI Won’t Replace Human Type Designers289
ai, fonts, design, career
The Day CSS Made Me Learn Algebra Again, and I Liked It (sch)288
css, math, examples
Logo Design Trends for 2026: What I’m Actually Seeing (and What Most Designers Are Missing) (web)287
design, logos, images, trends
Container Query Typography Systems (mat)286
css, container-queries
Building Typographic Scales in CSS With “:heading()”, “sibling-index()”, and “pow()” (stu)285
css, functions, math
Justifying “text-wrap: pretty”284
css
How to Use Font Ligatures283
how-tos, fonts, tooling, adobe, figma, microsoft, css
V7: Typographic Scales and Technical Pens282
design, css, case-studies
Responsive and Fluid Typography With Baseline CSS Features (mia)281
css, responsive-design
Getting Creative With “the Measure” (mal/css)280
css, readability
Solving Small Text and Contrast Issues for Large-Screen Readability (a11)279
accessibility, contrast, readability
Responsive Letter Spacing (tyl/clo)278
responsive-design, css
When to Use CSS “text-wrap: balance” vs. “text-wrap: pretty” (dxn/log)277
css
How to Use CSS “line-clamp” to Trim Lines of Text (dxn/log)276
how-tos, css
Solved by Modern CSS: Section Layout (sha)275
css, layout, grids, liquid-design
Compressed Fluid Typography (mat)274
css, liquid-design
Fluid Headings (don)273
headings, css, responsive-design
Testing Methods: Text Spacing (dec)272
accessibility, testing, wcag, readability
Design Can’t Rely on Logic: Troy Leinster on Type Design and Human Perception (int)271
podcasts, interviews, design, fonts
Visualizing Responsive Typography (mia/odd)270
css, responsive-design, functions
On Dashes, AI, and Screen Readers (ons/tpg)269
ai, screen-readers, accessibility
This One CSS Property Fixed My Font Headaches Forever268
css
Designing for User Font-Size and Zoom (mia/odd)267
design, zooming, css, units, functions
Setting Line Length in CSS (and Fitting Text to a Container) (dxn/css)266
css, units
It’s More Than Picking a Pretty Font265
accessibility, fonts, legibility, readability, wcag
Font Size Dimensions (don)264
css, units
Why Fonts Look Better on macOS Than on Windows263
fonts, readability, unix-like, apple, windows, comparisons
A11y 101: 1.4.12 Text Spacing (nat)262
introductions, accessibility, wcag
Painting With the Web (mat/btc)261
videos, web, web-platform, design
Polishing Your Typography With Line Height Units (web)260
css, units
Web Typography: A Refresher and History (zel)259
history, link-lists
“Pretty” Is in the Eye of the Beholder (geo/css)258
css, browsers, support, chrome, safari
Thin Fonts Are a Usability Nightmare—and Finally, Designers Are Waking Up (web)257
fonts, usability, accessibility, design
Better Typography With “text-wrap: pretty” (web)256
css, webkit, browser-engines, browsers, safari
Mastering Typography in Design Systems With Semantic Tokens and Responsive Scaling255
design-systems, design-tokens, semantics, responsive-design, scaling
Layered Text Headers (chr/fro)254
css, svg, shadows
Revisiting Fluid Type (ric+/odd)253
videos, interviews, fonts, responsive-design
How to Use “attr()” in CSS for Columns, Colors, and Font-Size (chr/fro)252
how-tos, css, functions, layout, colors
Justified Text, JS “moveBefore” Method, Performance Optimization (zor/css)251
videos, css, javascript, performance, optimization
The Hardest Working Font in Manhattan (mwi)250
fonts, history
Reimagining Fluid Typography (mia/odd)249
css, responsive-design, liquid-design
Better Text Rendering in Chromium-Based Browsers on Windows (pat)248
rendering, browser-engines, browsers, chromium, windows
Beware the Faux Bold (and How to Fix It) (ric)247
fonts, css
Change “font-weight” Based on the User’s Screen DPI246
css, pixel-density
Justified Text: Better Than Expected? (tyl/clo)245
css
CSS “text-box-trim” (arg)244
css
Fabulous Font-Face Fallbacks (sto/per)243
performance, css, fonts
“text-box” (fon)242
css, spacing
CSS “margin-trim” and Line Height Units (5t3)241
css, margins, units
CSS “text-wrap” (mey/5t3)240
css
What’s the Deal With WebKit Font Smoothing? (dbu)239
webkit, css
An HTML Email Template With Basic Typography and Dark/light Modes (chr/fro)238
templates, html, email, dark-mode
What Makes a Font Accessible? A Designer’s Guide (a11)237
guides, design, fonts, accessibility
Please, Don’t Use Viewport Units for Font Sizes (kev)236
videos, css, units
The Problem With Superscripts and Subscripts (ric)235
css
The Problem of the Em Square234
design, history
Quick Guide to Web Typography for Developers (ole)233
guides, fonts, examples
Fluid Typography in Design Systems: From Design to Code (fel)232
design, design-systems, design-tokens
Mastering Typography in Logo Design (sma)231
design, images, logos
“font-size” Limbo (seb)230
design, css
Figma Typography Variables (fro)229
figma, variables
CSS “font-size-adjust” Is Now in Baseline228
css, browsers, support, web-platform
Dynamic Type on the Web (cho)227
css, apple, unix-like, accessibility
Use of “ch” Unit Considered Inappropriate (in Certain Circumstances) (ric)226
css, units
Setting Up Typography Variables in Figma225
figma, variables
Typographer vs. Accessibility (pim/btc)224
videos, accessibility
Typography Terms: Glossary (tbf/nng)223
terminology
Creating Fluid Typography With the CSS “clamp()” Function222
css, functions, liquid-design
Typography Variables in Figma Are Here (joe)221
variables, figma
The Basics of Legibility220
fundamentals, legibility
Fluid Typography With Discrete Steps (css)219
css, tips-and-tricks
Hanging Punctuation in CSS218
css
Spicing Up Text With “text-emphasis” in CSS (ami)217
css, effects
The Problem With Data Attributes for Text Effects (man)216
html, custom-data, css, effects
Retrofitting Fluid Typography (ric)215
liquid-design, css
Making the Most of Ligatures (man)214
css
Nicer Text Wrapping With CSS “text-wrap” (lon)213
css
The AI Dilemma in Graphic Design: Steering Towards Excellence in Typography and Beyond (sma)212
ai, design
The Most Accessible Font211
accessibility, legibility, fonts
The “hanging-punctuation” Property in CSS (chr)210
css
CSS “text-wrap: pretty” (arg)209
css, browsers, chrome, support
When to Use CSS “text-wrap: balance;” vs. “text-wrap: pretty;” (sea)208
css, comparisons
The 3 Secrets to Font Pairing207
fonts, design
8 More Micro Tips for Remarkably Better Typography206
tips-and-tricks, legibility, readability
Responsive Type Scales With Composable CSS Utilities205
css, responsive-design
WOFF Has Left the Building (mat)204
fonts, woff, css, support
8 Micro Tips for Remarkably Better Typography203
tips-and-tricks, readability
Thinking on Ways to Solve Adaptive Typography (arg)202
videos, css, fonts
Adapting Typography to User Preferences With CSS (arg)201
css, customization
Fluid vs. Responsive Typography With CSS Clamp (its/log)200
css, functions, responsive-design
Figma Typography Secrets—Seven Pro Tips Revealed (pim)199
figma
90s Websites—Key Characteristics and Examples198
design, history, trends, navigation, colors
Mapping Typography (sco/9el)197
videos, css
What’s Your Type? Try These Tests to Pick the Perfect Font for You (was)196
design, fonts
Text Wrap Pretty Is Coming to CSS (ami)195
css
7 Practical CSS Typography Tips and Tricks (zor/css)194
videos, css, tips-and-tricks
Typography for Everyone (tob/btc)193
videos, fonts
Container Query Units and Fluid Typography (5t3)192
css, container-queries, liquid-design
CSS Text Balancing With “text-wrap: balance” (sha)191
css
The IL1 Typography Test (nng)190
videos, legibility, user-experience, testing
Preventing Too-Short Final Lines of Text Blocks (ric)189
css
Modern Font Stacks188
websites, fonts
16 Little UI Design Tips That Make a Big Impact187
design, tips-and-tricks, spacing, consistency, colors, contrast, fonts
An End to Typographic Widows on the Web (ric)186
css
Balanced Text Wrapping Is Coming to CSS (ami)185
css
Responsive Headlines Are About to Get Awesome (tyl/clo)184
css, headings, responsive-design
Improved Font Fallbacks183
fonts, graceful-degradation
How to Pick a Font (That Doesn’t Suck)182
how-tos, guides, fonts
Typography Manual181
code-pens
Typographic Hierarchy in Print, Web, and App Design (pim)180
design, hierarchy
Container Queries and Typography (fon)179
css, container-queries
On-Scroll Typography Animations (cod)178
animations
Greater Styling Control Over Type With “initial-letter” (sea)177
css
Quick Thoughts on Typeface and Font Accessibility176
accessibility, fonts
Fluid Typography: Predicting a Problem With Your User’s Zoom-In (sma)175
css, accessibility, zooming
An Ultimate Guide on Sizing, Spacing, Grids, and Layout in Web and UI/UX Design (sma)174
guides, spacing, grids, layout, design
How to Create Typography Guidelines for a Product That Does Not Follow a Design System173
how-tos, design-systems
A Conversation With ChatGPT (mat)172
interviews, ai, chatgpt, design
The Final Google Fonts Knowledge Drop of 2022 (ell)171
google, fonts
From Type to Logotype170
fonts, design, branding, logos
Advanced Web Font Optimization Techniques169
fonts, optimization
How to Use Huge Type on the Web168
how-tos, design
CSS Ellipsis for Single-Line and Multi-Line Text167
css
Typographic Hierarchies (sma)166
design
Easy Fluid Typography With “clamp()” Using Sass Functions (uti/sma)165
liquid-design, css, sass, functions
This Site’s Type Is Now Variable (ell)164
fonts, variable-fonts, css
First Batch of Color Fonts Arrives on Google Fonts163
google, fonts, colors
CSS “line-height” (mar)162
css
Adventures in Text Rendering: Kerning and Glyph Atlases161
rendering, kerning
Typography in Web Design (uxm)160
design
The Right Space Around Headings in Web Typography (pim)159
spacing, headings
The Dos and Don’ts of Pairing Typefaces (nng)158
design, readability, legibility, usability
Measuring the Performance of Typefaces for Users II (sma)157
fonts, performance
Web Typography: Establishing a Strong Typographic System (mis)156
Measuring the Performance of Typefaces for Users (sma)155
fonts, performance
Tokens as Intents (don)154
design-tokens, naming
Legibility—How and Why Typography Affects Ease of Reading153
websites, books, legibility
Deep Dive Into Text Wrapping and Word Breaking (lon)152
css, deep-dives
Best Font for Online Reading: No Single Answer (nng)151
studies, research, fonts, readability
Fonts in Use: Variable Fonts150
fonts, variable-fonts
Variable Fonts in Real Life: How to Use and Love Them (rom+/evi)149
fonts, variable-fonts
Typography in Design Tokens for Figma and Code148
design-tokens, tooling, figma
Identifying Fonts: The Complete Guide147
guides, fonts
Don’t Believe the Type! (gar+/deq)146
videos, accessibility, readability, fonts
Minimizing Google Fonts by Only Loading It for Certain Characters (ami)145
google, fonts, performance, minimalism
Why You Should Use a Developer Font144
fonts, productivity
Modern Fluid Typography Using CSS Clamp (cod/sma)143
css, liquid-design
Styling Strategies Using Typography142
Consistent, Fluidly Scaling Type, and Spacing (bel/css)141
css, scaling, liquid-design
The Ideal Line Length and Line Height in Web Design (pim)140
design, readability
Google Fonts Knowledge (ell)139
google, fonts
What Creating a Simple Font Taught Me About Font Design138
fonts
What’s the Right Font Size in Web Design? (pim)137
design
Line Length Revisited: Following the Research136
design, readability, research
Times New Roman Doesn’t Have to Be Boring—Here’s Why135
fonts
All You Need Is 5 Fonts134
design, fonts
Optical Size, the Hidden Superpower of Variable Fonts (pix)133
css, fonts, variable-fonts
Intrinsic Typography Is the Future of Styling Text on the Web (css)132
css
How I’m Dealing With Font Sizes (geo)131
css
Uniwidth Typefaces for Interface Design130
fonts
Symbols to Copy129
tooling
CSS “min()”, “max()”, and “clamp()” (una)128
css, functions
“font-kerning” (geo/css)127
css, kerning
The Thing With Leading in CSS (mat)126
css
Use Advanced Typography With Local Fonts (tom)125
fonts, apis
“font-weight: 300” Considered Harmful (chr/css)124
css, legibility
Modern CSS Techniques to Improve Legibility (sma)123
css, techniques, legibility
“font-weight: 300” Considered Harmful (and a Fontconfig Workaround) (lis)122
css, legibility, unix-like
The Secret of Typography, Kerning, Explained for Dummies121
kerning
How to Tame Line Height in CSS (css)120
how-tos, css
Accessible Font Sizing, Explained (css)119
accessibility, wcag, css, units
What Is Kerning? Here’s What You Need to Know118
kerning
How Do You Do “max-font-size” in CSS? (chr/css)117
css
How to Convert Variable TTF Font Files to WOFF2 (hen)116
how-tos, fonts, variable-fonts, ttf, woff, conversion
Dynamic Typography With Variable Fonts (btc)115
videos, fonts, variable-fonts
Design Principles for Developers: Processes and CSS Tips for Better Web Design (css)114
design, spacing, colors, principles, processes, css, tips-and-tricks
Six Tips for Better Web Typography (fon/css)113
design, tips-and-tricks
Typography for Developers (css)112
fonts, legibility, readability, css, link-lists
Colorful Typographic Experiments (chr/css)111
experiments, colors, css
Extreme Typography on the Web (djr/btc)110
videos
A Reference Guide for Typography in Mobile Web Design (sma)109
guides, terminology, mobile
Text Spacing Bookmarklet (ste)108
code-pens, bookmarklets, accessibility, wcag
Designing for Accessibility and Inclusion (sma)107
design, accessibility, dei, animations, colors, images, multimedia, keyboard-navigation, layout, readability
Understanding Web Fonts and Getting the Most Out of Them (thi/css)106
fonts, ttf, woff, css, variable-fonts
Universal Principles of User Experience Design (sma)105
user-experience, design, principles
Small Tweaks That Can Make a Huge Impact on Your Website’s Accessibility (bel/css)104
accessibility, semantics, contrast, colors, labels, forms, keyboard-navigation
CSS Line Spacing: How to Set Line Spacing103
how-tos, css
Web Typography: Designing Tables to Be Read, Not Looked At (ric/ali)102
readability, tables, responsive-design
CSS “font-display”: The Future of Font Rendering on the Web101
css, fonts
Improve Web Typography With CSS “font-size-adjust”100
css, optimization
Fluid Responsive Typography With CSS Poly Fluid Sizing (sma)99
responsive-design, liquid-design, css, sass
Typography Is Code (fra/btc)98
videos
Typography on the Web Is Like Other Typography Only More Interesting (kup/btc)97
videos
The 10 Big Web Design Trends of 201596
design, layout, trends, minimalism, scrolling, flat-design, animations, colors, backgrounds
Space Yourself (mwi/sma)95
whitespace, css, unicode
Type Is Visible Language (esp/btc)94
videos, fonts
Typographic Units in CSS (joh)93
css, units
12 Little-Known CSS Facts (the Sequel) (lou)92
css, borders, tables, naming, animations, selectors
Sass and Responsive Typography91
sass, responsive-design
The Good, the Bad, and the Great Examples of Web Typography (sma)90
fonts, examples
3 Principles for Perfect Typeface Pairing89
fonts, principles
Better Web Typography With “font-weight”, Autohinting and “font-feature-settings” (zol)88
css, examples
Font Hinting and the Future of Responsive Typography (nic/ali)87
fonts, responsive-design
A Critical Approach to Typefaces (sma)86
fonts
Typography 10185
introductions, terminology
CSS Baseline: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (sma)84
css
Why Won’t Helvetica Go Away? (sma)83
fonts, history
A Closer Look at Font Rendering (sma)82
fonts, rendering
CSS Tip: An “em” Isn’t an “m”, but an “ex” Is an “x”81
css, units, tips-and-tricks
More Meaningful Typography (ali)80
css
Font Sizing With “rem” (jus)79
css, units
Technical Web Typography: Guidelines and Techniques (css/sma)78
css, guidelines, techniques
Tracking—CSS “letter-spacing” and Where to Use It77
css
Typographic Effects in Canvas76
canvas, javascript
A Simpler Page (cra/ali)75
design, readability, html, css, simplicity
Readability: The Optimal Line Length74
readability, usability
Typography Is Not Your Brand, So Don’t Steal It (tim)73
branding, design
“text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;” // Can You Read Me Now? (dal/aja)72
css, legibility
Google Fonts Is Born—Can I Get a Hallelujah!? (mis)71
google, fonts
The Future of CSS Typography (sma)70
css
On Web Typography (jas/ali)69
fonts, legibility, readability
W3C Cheatsheet (don/w3c)68
cheat-sheets, documentation, css, html, svg, xpath, accessibility, internationalization
Can Typekit Bring Fonts to the Web?67
fonts
IKEA and the Font Fiasco66
fonts, case-studies
How to Style Your Type With CSS65
css
Punctuation Cheat Sheet (j9t)64
localization, cheat-sheets
Focus on Typography: Contrast63
contrast, colors
Fuck the Foundries (div)62
fonts
8 Simple Typography Tips for Your Designs (sma)61
design, css, tips-and-tricks
10 Principles of Readability and Web Typography (sma)60
design, readability, principles
In Defense of Readers (ali)59
content, writing, readability
8 Definitive Web Font Stacks58
fonts
Typographic Grid (chr/css)57
grids
Use the Best Available Ampersand (sim)56
design
W3C Tackles Web Typography With CSS 3 (cms)55
w3c, css, standards
Design Rants (dav)54
design, readability, responsive-design, semantics
Web Typography: Tell Me What You Want (jas)53
w3c, fonts, css
Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces? (ale)52
fonts, legibility, studies, research
The Principles of Beautiful Typography (jas)51
principles, fonts, readability, legibility
Understanding Web Design (zel/ali)50
design
How to Size Text in CSS (ric/ali)49
how-tos, css, resizing, browsers, safari
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