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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#
Are We Stuck in the Typographic Principles of the 20th Century? (its)282
Fluid Typography With “progress()” (mat/fro)281
css, functions, liquid-design
FIFA’s World Cup Typography Foul: UI Design Learnings (pim)280
fonts, legibility
AI Has Come for Serif Fonts (wir)279
ai, design
Why AI Won’t Replace Human Type Designers278
ai, fonts, design, career
The Day CSS Made Me Learn Algebra Again, and I Liked It (sch)277
css, math, examples
Logo Design Trends for 2026: What I’m Actually Seeing (and What Most Designers Are Missing) (web)276
design, logos, images, trends
Container Query Typography Systems (mat)275
css, container-queries
Building Typographic Scales in CSS With “:heading()”, “sibling-index()”, and “pow()” (stu)274
css, functions, math
Justifying “text-wrap: pretty”273
css
How to Use Font Ligatures272
how-tos, fonts, tooling, adobe, figma, microsoft, css
V7: Typographic Scales and Technical Pens271
design, css, case-studies
Responsive and Fluid Typography With Baseline CSS Features (mia)270
css, responsive-design
Getting Creative With “the Measure” (mal/css)269
css, readability
Solving Small Text and Contrast Issues for Large-Screen Readability (a11)268
accessibility, contrast, readability
Responsive Letter Spacing (tyl/clo)267
responsive-design, css
When to Use CSS “text-wrap: balance” vs. “text-wrap: pretty” (dxn/log)266
css
How to Use CSS “line-clamp” to Trim Lines of Text (dxn/log)265
how-tos, css
Solved by Modern CSS: Section Layout (sha)264
css, layout, grids, liquid-design
Compressed Fluid Typography (mat)263
css, liquid-design
Fluid Headings (don)262
headings, css, responsive-design
Testing Methods: Text Spacing (dec)261
accessibility, testing, wcag, readability
Design Can’t Rely on Logic: Troy Leinster on Type Design and Human Perception (int)260
podcasts, interviews, design, fonts
Visualizing Responsive Typography (mia/odd)259
css, responsive-design, functions
On Dashes, AI, and Screen Readers (ons/tpg)258
ai, screen-readers, accessibility
This One CSS Property Fixed My Font Headaches Forever257
css
Designing for User Font-Size and Zoom (mia/odd)256
design, zooming, css, units, functions
Setting Line Length in CSS (and Fitting Text to a Container) (dxn/css)255
css, units
It’s More Than Picking a Pretty Font254
accessibility, fonts, legibility, readability, wcag
Font Size Dimensions (don)253
css, units
Why Fonts Look Better on macOS Than on Windows252
fonts, readability, unix-like, apple, windows, microsoft, comparisons
A11y 101: 1.4.12 Text Spacing (nat)251
introductions, accessibility, wcag
Painting With the Web (mat/btc)250
videos, web, web-platform, design
Polishing Your Typography With Line Height Units (jen/web)249
css, units
Web Typography: A Refresher and History (zel)248
history, link-lists
“Pretty” Is in the Eye of the Beholder (geo/css)247
css, browsers, support, chrome, google, safari, apple
Thin Fonts Are a Usability Nightmare—and Finally, Designers Are Waking Up (web)246
fonts, usability, accessibility, design
Better Typography With “text-wrap: pretty” (jen/web)245
css, webkit, browser-engines, browsers, safari, apple
Mastering Typography in Design Systems With Semantic Tokens and Responsive Scaling244
design-systems, design-tokens, semantics, responsive-design, scaling
Layered Text Headers (chr/fro)243
css, svg, shadows
Revisiting Fluid Type (ric+/odd)242
videos, interviews, fonts, responsive-design
How to Use “attr()” in CSS for Columns, Colors, and Font-Size (chr/fro)241
how-tos, css, functions, layout, colors
Justified Text, JS “moveBefore” Method, Performance Optimization (zor/css)240
videos, css, javascript, performance, optimization
The Hardest Working Font in Manhattan (mwi)239
fonts, history
Reimagining Fluid Typography (mia/odd)238
css, responsive-design, liquid-design
Better Text Rendering in Chromium-Based Browsers on Windows (pat)237
rendering, browser-engines, browsers, chromium, windows, microsoft
Beware the Faux Bold (and How to Fix It) (ric)236
fonts, css
Change “font-weight” Based on the User’s Screen DPI235
css, pixel-density
Justified Text: Better Than Expected? (tyl/clo)234
css
CSS “text-box-trim” (arg)233
css
Fabulous Font-Face Fallbacks (sto/per)232
performance, css, fonts
“text-box” (fon)231
css, spacing
CSS “margin-trim” and Line Height Units (jen/5t3)230
css, margins, units
CSS “text-wrap” (mey/5t3)229
css
What’s the Deal With WebKit Font Smoothing? (dbu)228
webkit, css
An HTML Email Template With Basic Typography and Dark/light Modes (chr/fro)227
templates, html, email, dark-mode
What Makes a Font Accessible? A Designer’s Guide (a11)226
guides, design, fonts, accessibility
Please, Don’t Use Viewport Units for Font Sizes (kev)225
videos, css, units
The Problem With Superscripts and Subscripts (ric)224
css
The Problem of the Em Square223
design, history
Quick Guide to Web Typography for Developers (ole)222
guides, fonts, examples
Mastering Typography in Logo Design (sma)221
design, images, logos
Fluid Typography in Design Systems: From Design to Code (fel)220
design, design-systems, design-tokens
“font-size” Limbo (seb)219
design, css
Figma Typography Variables (fro)218
figma, variables
CSS “font-size-adjust” Is Now in Baseline (rac)217
css, browsers, support, web-platform
Dynamic Type on the Web (cho)216
css, apple, unix-like, accessibility
Use of “ch” Unit Considered Inappropriate (in Certain Circumstances) (ric)215
css, units
Setting Up Typography Variables in Figma214
figma, variables
Typographer vs. Accessibility (pim/btc)213
videos, accessibility
Typography Terms: Glossary (tbf/nng)212
terminology
Creating Fluid Typography With the CSS “clamp()” Function211
css, functions, liquid-design
Typography Variables in Figma Are Here210
variables, figma
The Basics of Legibility209
fundamentals, legibility
Fluid Typography With Discrete Steps (css)208
css, tips-and-tricks
Hanging Punctuation in CSS (ada)207
css
Spicing Up Text With “text-emphasis” in CSS (ami)206
css, effects
The Problem With Data Attributes for Text Effects (man)205
html, custom-data, css, effects
Retrofitting Fluid Typography (ric)204
liquid-design, css
Making the Most of Ligatures (man)203
css
Nicer Text Wrapping With CSS “text-wrap” (lon)202
css
The AI Dilemma in Graphic Design: Steering Towards Excellence in Typography and Beyond (sma)201
ai, design
The Most Accessible Font200
accessibility, legibility, fonts
The “hanging-punctuation” Property in CSS (chr)199
css
CSS “text-wrap: pretty” (arg)198
css, browsers, google, chrome, support
When to Use CSS “text-wrap: balance;” vs. “text-wrap: pretty;” (sea)197
css, comparisons
The 3 Secrets to Font Pairing196
fonts, design
8 More Micro Tips for Remarkably Better Typography195
tips-and-tricks, legibility, readability
Responsive Type Scales With Composable CSS Utilities194
css, responsive-design
WOFF Has Left the Building (mat)193
fonts, woff, css, support
8 Micro Tips for Remarkably Better Typography192
tips-and-tricks, readability
Thinking on Ways to Solve Adaptive Typography (arg)191
videos, css, fonts
Adapting Typography to User Preferences With CSS (arg)190
css, customization
Fluid vs. Responsive Typography With CSS Clamp (its/log)189
css, functions, responsive-design
Figma Typography Secrets—Seven Pro Tips Revealed (pim)188
figma
90s Websites—Key Characteristics and Examples187
design, history, trends, navigation, colors
Mapping Typography (sco/9el)186
videos, css
What’s Your Type? Try These Tests to Pick the Perfect Font for You (was)185
design, fonts
Text Wrap Pretty Is Coming to CSS (ami)184
css
7 Practical CSS Typography Tips and Tricks (zor/css)183
videos, css, tips-and-tricks
Typography for Everyone (tob/btc)182
videos, fonts
Container Query Units and Fluid Typography (5t3)181
css, container-queries, liquid-design
CSS Text Balancing With “text-wrap: balance” (sha)180
css
The IL1 Typography Test (nng)179
videos, legibility, user-experience, testing
Preventing Too-Short Final Lines of Text Blocks (ric)178
css
Modern Font Stacks177
websites, fonts
16 Little UI Design Tips That Make a Big Impact176
design, tips-and-tricks, spacing, consistency, colors, contrast, fonts
An End to Typographic Widows on the Web (ric)175
css
Balanced Text Wrapping Is Coming to CSS (ami)174
css
Responsive Headlines Are About to Get Awesome (tyl/clo)173
css, headings, responsive-design
Improved Font Fallbacks172
fonts, graceful-degradation
How to Pick a Font (That Doesn’t Suck)171
how-tos, guides, fonts
Typography Manual170
code-pens
Typographic Hierarchy in Print, Web, and App Design (pim)169
design, hierarchy
Container Queries and Typography (fon)168
css, container-queries
On-Scroll Typography Animations (cod)167
animations
Greater Styling Control Over Type With “initial-letter” (sea)166
css
Quick Thoughts on Typeface and Font Accessibility165
accessibility, fonts
Fluid Typography: Predicting a Problem With Your User’s Zoom-In (sma)164
css, accessibility, zooming
An Ultimate Guide on Sizing, Spacing, Grids, and Layout in Web and UI/UX Design (sma)163
guides, spacing, grids, layout, design
How to Create Typography Guidelines for a Product That Does Not Follow a Design System162
how-tos, design-systems
A Conversation With ChatGPT (mat)161
interviews, ai, chatgpt, design
The Final Google Fonts Knowledge Drop of 2022 (ell)160
google, fonts
From Type to Logotype159
fonts, design, branding, logos
Advanced Web Font Optimization Techniques158
fonts, optimization
How to Use Huge Type on the Web157
how-tos, design
CSS Ellipsis for Single-Line and Multi-Line Text156
css
Typographic Hierarchies (sma)155
design
Easy Fluid Typography With “clamp()” Using Sass Functions (uti/sma)154
liquid-design, css, sass, functions
This Site’s Type Is Now Variable (ell)153
fonts, variable-fonts, css
First Batch of Color Fonts Arrives on Google Fonts152
google, fonts, colors
CSS “line-height” (mar)151
css
Adventures in Text Rendering: Kerning and Glyph Atlases150
rendering, kerning
Typography in Web Design (uxm)149
design
The Right Space Around Headings in Web Typography (pim)148
spacing, headings
The Dos and Don’ts of Pairing Typefaces (nng)147
design, readability, legibility, usability
Measuring the Performance of Typefaces for Users II (sma)146
fonts, performance
Web Typography: Establishing a Strong Typographic System (mis)145
Measuring the Performance of Typefaces for Users (sma)144
fonts, performance
Tokens as Intents (don)143
design-tokens, naming
Legibility—How and Why Typography Affects Ease of Reading142
websites, books, legibility
Deep Dive Into Text Wrapping and Word Breaking (lon)141
css, deep-dives
Best Font for Online Reading: No Single Answer (nng)140
studies, research, fonts, readability
Fonts in Use: Variable Fonts139
fonts, variable-fonts
Variable Fonts in Real Life: How to Use and Love Them (rom+/evi)138
fonts, variable-fonts
Typography in Design Tokens for Figma and Code137
design-tokens, tooling, figma
Identifying Fonts: The Complete Guide136
guides, fonts
Don’t Believe the Type! (gar+/deq)135
videos, accessibility, readability, fonts
Minimizing Google Fonts by Only Loading It for Certain Characters (ami)134
google, fonts, performance, minimalism
Why You Should Use a Developer Font133
fonts, productivity
Modern Fluid Typography Using CSS Clamp (cod/sma)132
css, liquid-design
Styling Strategies Using Typography131
Consistent, Fluidly Scaling Type, and Spacing (bel/css)130
css, scaling, liquid-design
The Ideal Line Length and Line Height in Web Design (pim)129
design, readability
Google Fonts Knowledge (ell)128
google, fonts
What Creating a Simple Font Taught Me About Font Design127
fonts
What’s the Right Font Size in Web Design? (pim)126
design
Line Length Revisited: Following the Research125
design, readability, research
Times New Roman Doesn’t Have to Be Boring—Here’s Why124
fonts
All You Need Is 5 Fonts123
design, fonts
Optical Size, the Hidden Superpower of Variable Fonts (pix)122
css, fonts, variable-fonts
Intrinsic Typography Is the Future of Styling Text on the Web (css)121
css
How I’m Dealing With Font Sizes (geo)120
css
Uniwidth Typefaces for Interface Design119
fonts
Symbols to Copy118
tooling
CSS “min()”, “max()”, and “clamp()” (una)117
css, functions
“font-kerning” (geo/css)116
css, kerning
The Thing With Leading in CSS (mat)115
css
Use Advanced Typography With Local Fonts (tom)114
fonts, apis
“font-weight: 300” Considered Harmful (chr/css)113
css, legibility
Modern CSS Techniques to Improve Legibility (sma)112
css, techniques, legibility
“font-weight: 300” Considered Harmful (and a Fontconfig Workaround) (lis)111
css, legibility, unix-like
The Secret of Typography, Kerning, Explained for Dummies110
kerning
How to Tame Line Height in CSS (css)109
how-tos, css
Accessible Font Sizing, Explained (css)108
accessibility, wcag, css, units
What Is Kerning? Here’s What You Need to Know107
kerning
How Do You Do “max-font-size” in CSS? (chr/css)106
css
How to Convert Variable TTF Font Files to WOFF2 (hen)105
how-tos, fonts, variable-fonts, ttf, woff, conversion
Dynamic Typography With Variable Fonts (btc)104
videos, fonts, variable-fonts
Design Principles for Developers: Processes and CSS Tips for Better Web Design (css)103
design, spacing, colors, principles, processes, css, tips-and-tricks
Six Tips for Better Web Typography (fon/css)102
design, tips-and-tricks
Typography for Developers (css)101
fonts, legibility, readability, css, link-lists
Colorful Typographic Experiments (chr/css)100
experiments, colors, css
Extreme Typography on the Web (djr/btc)99
videos
A Reference Guide for Typography in Mobile Web Design (sma)98
guides, terminology, mobile
Text Spacing Bookmarklet (ste)97
code-pens, bookmarklets, accessibility, wcag
Designing for Accessibility and Inclusion (sma)96
design, accessibility, dei, animations, colors, images, multimedia, keyboard-navigation, layout, readability
Understanding Web Fonts and Getting the Most Out of Them (thi/css)95
fonts, ttf, woff, css, variable-fonts
Universal Principles of User Experience Design (sma)94
user-experience, design, principles
Small Tweaks That Can Make a Huge Impact on Your Website’s Accessibility (bel/css)93
accessibility, semantics, contrast, colors, labels, forms, keyboard-navigation
CSS Line Spacing: How to Set Line Spacing92
how-tos, css
Web Typography: Designing Tables to Be Read, Not Looked At (ric/ali)91
readability, tables, responsive-design
CSS “font-display”: The Future of Font Rendering on the Web90
css, fonts
Improve Web Typography With CSS “font-size-adjust”89
css, optimization
Fluid Responsive Typography With CSS Poly Fluid Sizing (sma)88
responsive-design, liquid-design, css, sass
Typography Is Code (fra/btc)87
videos
Typography on the Web Is Like Other Typography Only More Interesting (kup/btc)86
videos
The 10 Big Web Design Trends of 201585
design, layout, trends, minimalism, scrolling, flat-design, animations, colors, backgrounds
Space Yourself (mwi/sma)84
whitespace, css, unicode
Type Is Visible Language (esp/btc)83
videos, fonts
Typographic Units in CSS (joh)82
css, units
12 Little-Known CSS Facts (the Sequel) (lou)81
css, borders, tables, naming, animations, selectors
Sass and Responsive Typography80
sass, responsive-design
The Good, the Bad, and the Great Examples of Web Typography (sma)79
fonts, examples
3 Principles for Perfect Typeface Pairing78
fonts, principles
Better Web Typography With “font-weight”, Autohinting and “font-feature-settings” (zol)77
css, examples
Font Hinting and the Future of Responsive Typography (nic/ali)76
fonts, responsive-design
A Critical Approach to Typefaces (sma)75
fonts
Typography 10174
introductions, terminology
CSS Baseline: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (sma)73
css
Why Won’t Helvetica Go Away? (sma)72
fonts, history
A Closer Look at Font Rendering (sma)71
fonts, rendering
CSS Tip: An “em” Isn’t an “m”, but an “ex” Is an “x”70
css, units, tips-and-tricks
More Meaningful Typography (ali)69
css
Font Sizing With “rem” (jus)68
css, units
Technical Web Typography: Guidelines and Techniques (css/sma)67
css, guidelines, techniques
Tracking—CSS “letter-spacing” and Where to Use It66
css
Typographic Effects in Canvas65
canvas, javascript
A Simpler Page (cra/ali)64
design, readability, html, css, simplicity
Readability: The Optimal Line Length63
readability, usability
Typography Is Not Your Brand, So Don’t Steal It (tim)62
branding, design
“text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;” // Can You Read Me Now? (dal/aja)61
css, legibility
Google Fonts Is Born—Can I Get a Hallelujah!? (mis)60
google, fonts
The Future of CSS Typography (sma)59
css
On Web Typography (jas/ali)58
fonts, legibility, readability
W3C Cheatsheet (don/w3c)57
cheat-sheets, documentation, css, html, svg, xpath, accessibility, internationalization
Can Typekit Bring Fonts to the Web?56
fonts
IKEA and the Font Fiasco55
fonts, case-studies
How to Style Your Type With CSS54
css
Punctuation Cheat Sheet (j9t)53
localization, cheat-sheets
Focus on Typography: Contrast52
contrast, colors
Fuck the Foundries (div)51
fonts
8 Simple Typography Tips for Your Designs (sma)50
design, css, tips-and-tricks
10 Principles of Readability and Web Typography (sma)49
design, readability, principles
In Defense of Readers (ali)48
content, writing, readability
8 Definitive Web Font Stacks47
fonts
Typographic Grid (chr/css)46
grids
Use the Best Available Ampersand (sim)45
design
W3C Tackles Web Typography With CSS 3 (cms)44
w3c, css, standards
Design Rants (dav)43
design, readability, responsive-design, semantics
Web Typography: Tell Me What You Want (jas)42
w3c, fonts, css
Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces? (ale)41
fonts, legibility, studies, research
The Principles of Beautiful Typography (jas)40
principles, fonts, readability, legibility
How to Size Text in CSS (ric/ali)39
how-tos, css, resizing, browsers, apple, safari
Understanding Web Design (zel/ali)38
design
Blueprint CSS Framework: Typography Matters (dal/aja)37
blueprint
Typography and Web Advertising: Making Every Opportunity Count (dig)36
design, monetization
Compose to a Vertical Rhythm (ric/24w)35
css, headings
Five Simple Steps to Typesetting on the Web: Printing the Web (fro)34
print
The Elements of Typographic Style Applied to the Web (ric)33
websites, guides
Typography—a Dying Art Form? (fro)32
Five Simple Steps to Better Typography (mar)31
css
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
The Trouble With “em” ’n “en” (and Other Shady Characters) (ali)24
html, unicode, character-references
Typography Matters (kis/ali)23
content, readability
CSS Design: Size Matters (ali)22
css, browsers, netscape, microsoft, 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