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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)299
css, accessibility
Typography Scales (don)298
css, design-tokens, accessibility
Using Maths to Balance Your Heading Styles (cra)297
headings, math, css, accessibility
The Ampersand Is Nearly 2,000 Years Old—and Designers Still Can’t Agree How It Should Look (web)296
design
Keeping Type Consistent in Changing Conditions (ell)295
variable-fonts, fonts
Are We Stuck in the Typographic Principles of the 20th Century? (its)294
Fluid Typography With “progress()” (mat/fro)293
css, functions, liquid-design
FIFA’s World Cup Typography Foul: UI Design Learnings (pim)292
fonts, legibility
AI Has Come for Serif Fonts (wir)291
ai, design
Why AI Won’t Replace Human Type Designers290
ai, fonts, design, career
The Day CSS Made Me Learn Algebra Again, and I Liked It (sch)289
css, math, examples
Logo Design Trends for 2026: What I’m Actually Seeing (and What Most Designers Are Missing) (web)288
design, logos, images, trends
Container Query Typography Systems (mat)287
css, container-queries
Building Typographic Scales in CSS With “:heading()”, “sibling-index()”, and “pow()” (stu)286
css, functions, math
Justifying “text-wrap: pretty”285
css
How to Use Font Ligatures284
how-tos, fonts, tooling, adobe, figma, microsoft, css
V7: Typographic Scales and Technical Pens283
design, css, case-studies
Responsive and Fluid Typography With Baseline CSS Features (mia)282
css, responsive-design
Getting Creative With “the Measure” (mal/css)281
css, readability
Solving Small Text and Contrast Issues for Large-Screen Readability (a11)280
accessibility, contrast, readability
Responsive Letter Spacing (tyl/clo)279
responsive-design, css
When to Use CSS “text-wrap: balance” vs. “text-wrap: pretty” (dxn/log)278
css
How to Use CSS “line-clamp” to Trim Lines of Text (dxn/log)277
how-tos, css
Solved by Modern CSS: Section Layout (sha)276
css, layout, grids, liquid-design
Compressed Fluid Typography (mat)275
css, liquid-design
Fluid Headings (don)274
headings, css, responsive-design
Testing Methods: Text Spacing (dec)273
accessibility, testing, wcag, readability
Design Can’t Rely on Logic: Troy Leinster on Type Design and Human Perception (int)272
podcasts, interviews, design, fonts
Visualizing Responsive Typography (mia/odd)271
css, responsive-design, functions
On Dashes, AI, and Screen Readers (ons/tpg)270
ai, screen-readers, accessibility
This One CSS Property Fixed My Font Headaches Forever269
css
Designing for User Font-Size and Zoom (mia/odd)268
design, zooming, css, units, functions
Setting Line Length in CSS (and Fitting Text to a Container) (dxn/css)267
css, units
It’s More Than Picking a Pretty Font266
accessibility, fonts, legibility, readability, wcag
Font Size Dimensions (don)265
css, units
Why Fonts Look Better on macOS Than on Windows264
fonts, readability, macos, windows, comparisons
A11y 101: 1.4.12 Text Spacing (nat)263
introductions, accessibility, wcag
Painting With the Web (mat/btc)262
videos, web, web-platform, design
Polishing Your Typography With Line Height Units (web)261
css, units
Web Typography: A Refresher and History (zel)260
history, link-lists
“Pretty” Is in the Eye of the Beholder (geo/css)259
css, browsers, support, chrome, safari
Thin Fonts Are a Usability Nightmare—and Finally, Designers Are Waking Up (web)258
fonts, usability, accessibility, design
Better Typography With “text-wrap: pretty” (web)257
css, webkit, browser-engines, browsers, safari
Mastering Typography in Design Systems With Semantic Tokens and Responsive Scaling256
design-systems, design-tokens, semantics, responsive-design, scaling
Layered Text Headers (chr/fro)255
css, svg, shadows
Revisiting Fluid Type (ric+/odd)254
videos, interviews, fonts, responsive-design
How to Use “attr()” in CSS for Columns, Colors, and Font-Size (chr/fro)253
how-tos, css, functions, layout, colors
Justified Text, JS “moveBefore” Method, Performance Optimization (zor/css)252
videos, css, javascript, performance, optimization
The Hardest Working Font in Manhattan (mwi)251
fonts, history
Reimagining Fluid Typography (mia/odd)250
css, responsive-design, liquid-design
Better Text Rendering in Chromium-Based Browsers on Windows (pat)249
rendering, browser-engines, browsers, chromium, windows
Beware the Faux Bold (and How to Fix It) (ric)248
fonts, css
Change “font-weight” Based on the User’s Screen DPI247
css, pixel-density
Justified Text: Better Than Expected? (tyl/clo)246
css
CSS “text-box-trim” (arg)245
css
Fabulous Font-Face Fallbacks (sto/per)244
performance, css, fonts
“text-box” (fon)243
css, spacing
CSS “margin-trim” and Line Height Units (5t3)242
css, margins, units
CSS “text-wrap” (mey/5t3)241
css
What’s the Deal With WebKit Font Smoothing? (dbu)240
webkit, css
An HTML Email Template With Basic Typography and Dark/light Modes (chr/fro)239
templates, html, email, dark-mode
What Makes a Font Accessible? A Designer’s Guide (a11)238
guides, design, fonts, accessibility
Please, Don’t Use Viewport Units for Font Sizes (kev)237
videos, css, units
The Problem With Superscripts and Subscripts (ric)236
css
The Problem of the Em Square235
design, history
Quick Guide to Web Typography for Developers (ole)234
guides, fonts, examples
Fluid Typography in Design Systems: From Design to Code (fel)233
design, design-systems, design-tokens
Mastering Typography in Logo Design (sma)232
design, images, logos
“font-size” Limbo (seb)231
design, css
Figma Typography Variables (fro)230
figma, variables
CSS “font-size-adjust” Is Now in Baseline229
css, browsers, support, web-platform
Dynamic Type on the Web (cho)228
css, apple, unix-like, accessibility
Use of “ch” Unit Considered Inappropriate (in Certain Circumstances) (ric)227
css, units
Setting Up Typography Variables in Figma226
figma, variables
Typographer vs. Accessibility (pim/btc)225
videos, accessibility
Typography Terms: Glossary (tbf/nng)224
terminology
Creating Fluid Typography With the CSS “clamp()” Function223
css, functions, liquid-design
Typography Variables in Figma Are Here (joe)222
variables, figma
The Basics of Legibility221
fundamentals, legibility
Fluid Typography With Discrete Steps (css)220
css, tips-and-tricks
Hanging Punctuation in CSS219
css
Spicing Up Text With “text-emphasis” in CSS (ami)218
css, effects
The Problem With Data Attributes for Text Effects (man)217
html, custom-data, css, effects
Retrofitting Fluid Typography (ric)216
liquid-design, css
Making the Most of Ligatures (man)215
css
Nicer Text Wrapping With CSS “text-wrap” (lon)214
css
The AI Dilemma in Graphic Design: Steering Towards Excellence in Typography and Beyond (sma)213
ai, design
The Most Accessible Font212
accessibility, legibility, fonts
The “hanging-punctuation” Property in CSS (chr)211
css
CSS “text-wrap: pretty” (arg)210
css, browsers, chrome, support
When to Use CSS “text-wrap: balance;” vs. “text-wrap: pretty;” (sea)209
css, comparisons
The 3 Secrets to Font Pairing208
fonts, design
8 More Micro Tips for Remarkably Better Typography207
tips-and-tricks, legibility, readability
Responsive Type Scales With Composable CSS Utilities206
css, responsive-design
WOFF Has Left the Building (mat)205
fonts, woff, css, support
8 Micro Tips for Remarkably Better Typography204
tips-and-tricks, readability
Thinking on Ways to Solve Adaptive Typography (arg)203
videos, css, fonts
Adapting Typography to User Preferences With CSS (arg)202
css, customization
Fluid vs. Responsive Typography With CSS Clamp (its/log)201
css, functions, responsive-design
Figma Typography Secrets—Seven Pro Tips Revealed (pim)200
figma
90s Websites—Key Characteristics and Examples199
design, history, trends, navigation, colors
Mapping Typography (sco/9el)198
videos, css
What’s Your Type? Try These Tests to Pick the Perfect Font for You (was)197
design, fonts
Text Wrap Pretty Is Coming to CSS (ami)196
css
7 Practical CSS Typography Tips and Tricks (zor/css)195
videos, css, tips-and-tricks
Typography for Everyone (tob/btc)194
videos, fonts
Container Query Units and Fluid Typography (5t3)193
css, container-queries, liquid-design
CSS Text Balancing With “text-wrap: balance” (sha)192
css
The IL1 Typography Test (nng)191
videos, legibility, user-experience, testing
Preventing Too-Short Final Lines of Text Blocks (ric)190
css
Modern Font Stacks189
websites, fonts
16 Little UI Design Tips That Make a Big Impact188
design, tips-and-tricks, spacing, consistency, colors, contrast, fonts
An End to Typographic Widows on the Web (ric)187
css
Balanced Text Wrapping Is Coming to CSS (ami)186
css
Responsive Headlines Are About to Get Awesome (tyl/clo)185
css, headings, responsive-design
Improved Font Fallbacks184
fonts, graceful-degradation
How to Pick a Font (That Doesn’t Suck)183
how-tos, guides, fonts
Typography Manual182
code-pens
Typographic Hierarchy in Print, Web, and App Design (pim)181
design, hierarchy
Container Queries and Typography (fon)180
css, container-queries
On-Scroll Typography Animations (cod)179
animations
Greater Styling Control Over Type With “initial-letter” (sea)178
css
Quick Thoughts on Typeface and Font Accessibility177
accessibility, fonts
Fluid Typography: Predicting a Problem With Your User’s Zoom-In (sma)176
css, accessibility, zooming
An Ultimate Guide on Sizing, Spacing, Grids, and Layout in Web and UI/UX Design (sma)175
guides, spacing, grids, layout, design
How to Create Typography Guidelines for a Product That Does Not Follow a Design System174
how-tos, design-systems
A Conversation With ChatGPT (mat)173
interviews, ai, chatgpt, design
The Final Google Fonts Knowledge Drop of 2022 (ell)172
google, fonts
From Type to Logotype171
fonts, design, branding, logos
Advanced Web Font Optimization Techniques170
fonts, optimization
How to Use Huge Type on the Web169
how-tos, design
CSS Ellipsis for Single-Line and Multi-Line Text168
css
Typographic Hierarchies (sma)167
design
Easy Fluid Typography With “clamp()” Using Sass Functions (uti/sma)166
liquid-design, css, sass, functions
This Site’s Type Is Now Variable (ell)165
fonts, variable-fonts, css
First Batch of Color Fonts Arrives on Google Fonts164
google, fonts, colors
CSS “line-height” (mar)163
css
Adventures in Text Rendering: Kerning and Glyph Atlases162
rendering, kerning
Typography in Web Design (uxm)161
design
The Right Space Around Headings in Web Typography (pim)160
spacing, headings
The Dos and Don’ts of Pairing Typefaces (nng)159
design, readability, legibility, usability
Measuring the Performance of Typefaces for Users II (sma)158
fonts, performance
Web Typography: Establishing a Strong Typographic System (mis)157
Measuring the Performance of Typefaces for Users (sma)156
fonts, performance
Tokens as Intents (don)155
design-tokens, naming
Legibility—How and Why Typography Affects Ease of Reading154
websites, books, legibility
Deep Dive Into Text Wrapping and Word Breaking (lon)153
css, deep-dives
Best Font for Online Reading: No Single Answer (nng)152
studies, research, fonts, readability
Fonts in Use: Variable Fonts151
fonts, variable-fonts
Variable Fonts in Real Life: How to Use and Love Them (rom+/evi)150
fonts, variable-fonts
Typography in Design Tokens for Figma and Code149
design-tokens, tooling, figma
Identifying Fonts: The Complete Guide148
guides, fonts
Don’t Believe the Type! (gar+/deq)147
videos, accessibility, readability, fonts
Minimizing Google Fonts by Only Loading It for Certain Characters (ami)146
google, fonts, performance, minimalism
Why You Should Use a Developer Font145
fonts, productivity
Modern Fluid Typography Using CSS Clamp (cod/sma)144
css, liquid-design
Styling Strategies Using Typography143
Consistent, Fluidly Scaling Type, and Spacing (bel/css)142
css, scaling, liquid-design
The Ideal Line Length and Line Height in Web Design (pim)141
design, readability
Google Fonts Knowledge (ell)140
google, fonts
What Creating a Simple Font Taught Me About Font Design139
fonts
What’s the Right Font Size in Web Design? (pim)138
design
Line Length Revisited: Following the Research137
design, readability, research
Times New Roman Doesn’t Have to Be Boring—Here’s Why136
fonts
All You Need Is 5 Fonts135
design, fonts
Optical Size, the Hidden Superpower of Variable Fonts (pix)134
css, fonts, variable-fonts
Intrinsic Typography Is the Future of Styling Text on the Web (css)133
css
How I’m Dealing With Font Sizes (geo)132
css
Uniwidth Typefaces for Interface Design131
fonts
Symbols to Copy130
tooling
CSS “min()”, “max()”, and “clamp()” (una)129
css, functions
“font-kerning” (geo/css)128
css, kerning
The Thing With Leading in CSS (mat)127
css
Use Advanced Typography With Local Fonts (tom)126
fonts, apis
“font-weight: 300” Considered Harmful (chr/css)125
css, legibility
Modern CSS Techniques to Improve Legibility (sma)124
css, techniques, legibility
“font-weight: 300” Considered Harmful (and a Fontconfig Workaround) (lis)123
css, legibility, unix-like
The Secret of Typography, Kerning, Explained for Dummies122
kerning
How to Tame Line Height in CSS (css)121
how-tos, css
Accessible Font Sizing, Explained (css)120
accessibility, wcag, css, units
What Is Kerning? Here’s What You Need to Know119
kerning
How Do You Do “max-font-size” in CSS? (chr/css)118
css
How to Convert Variable TTF Font Files to WOFF2 (hen)117
how-tos, fonts, variable-fonts, ttf, woff, conversion
Dynamic Typography With Variable Fonts (btc)116
videos, fonts, variable-fonts
Design Principles for Developers: Processes and CSS Tips for Better Web Design (css)115
design, spacing, colors, principles, processes, css, tips-and-tricks
Six Tips for Better Web Typography (fon/css)114
design, tips-and-tricks
Typography for Developers (css)113
fonts, legibility, readability, css, link-lists
Colorful Typographic Experiments (chr/css)112
experiments, colors, css
Extreme Typography on the Web (djr/btc)111
videos
A Reference Guide for Typography in Mobile Web Design (sma)110
guides, terminology, mobile
Text Spacing Bookmarklet (ste)109
code-pens, bookmarklets, accessibility, wcag
Designing for Accessibility and Inclusion (sma)108
design, accessibility, dei, animations, colors, images, multimedia, keyboard-navigation, layout, readability
Understanding Web Fonts and Getting the Most Out of Them (thi/css)107
fonts, ttf, woff, css, variable-fonts
Universal Principles of User Experience Design (sma)106
user-experience, design, principles
Small Tweaks That Can Make a Huge Impact on Your Website’s Accessibility (bel/css)105
accessibility, semantics, contrast, colors, labels, forms, keyboard-navigation
CSS Line Spacing: How to Set Line Spacing104
how-tos, css
Web Typography: Designing Tables to Be Read, Not Looked At (ric/ali)103
readability, tables, responsive-design
CSS “font-display”: The Future of Font Rendering on the Web102
css, fonts
Improve Web Typography With CSS “font-size-adjust”101
css, optimization
Fluid Responsive Typography With CSS Poly Fluid Sizing (sma)100
responsive-design, liquid-design, css, sass
Typography Is Code (fra/btc)99
videos
Typography on the Web Is Like Other Typography Only More Interesting (kup/btc)98
videos
The 10 Big Web Design Trends of 201597
design, layout, trends, minimalism, scrolling, flat-design, animations, colors, backgrounds
Space Yourself (mwi/sma)96
whitespace, css, unicode
Type Is Visible Language (esp/btc)95
videos, fonts
Typographic Units in CSS (joh)94
css, units
12 Little-Known CSS Facts (the Sequel) (lou)93
css, borders, tables, naming, animations, selectors
Sass and Responsive Typography92
sass, responsive-design
The Good, the Bad, and the Great Examples of Web Typography (sma)91
fonts, examples
3 Principles for Perfect Typeface Pairing90
fonts, principles
Better Web Typography With “font-weight”, Autohinting and “font-feature-settings” (zol)89
css, examples
Font Hinting and the Future of Responsive Typography (nic/ali)88
fonts, responsive-design
A Critical Approach to Typefaces (sma)87
fonts
Typography 10186
introductions, terminology
CSS Baseline: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (sma)85
css
Why Won’t Helvetica Go Away? (sma)84
fonts, history
A Closer Look at Font Rendering (sma)83
fonts, rendering
CSS Tip: An “em” Isn’t an “m”, but an “ex” Is an “x”82
css, units, tips-and-tricks
More Meaningful Typography (ali)81
css
Font Sizing With “rem” (jus)80
css, units
Technical Web Typography: Guidelines and Techniques (css/sma)79
css, guidelines, techniques
Tracking—CSS “letter-spacing” and Where to Use It78
css
Typographic Effects in Canvas77
canvas, javascript
A Simpler Page (cra/ali)76
design, readability, html, css, simplicity
Readability: The Optimal Line Length75
readability, usability
Typography Is Not Your Brand, So Don’t Steal It (tim)74
branding, design
“text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;” // Can You Read Me Now? (dal/aja)73
css, legibility
Google Fonts Is Born—Can I Get a Hallelujah!? (mis)72
google, fonts
The Future of CSS Typography (sma)71
css
On Web Typography (jas/ali)70
fonts, legibility, readability
W3C Cheatsheet (don/w3c)69
cheat-sheets, documentation, css, html, svg, xpath, accessibility, internationalization
Can Typekit Bring Fonts to the Web?68
fonts
IKEA and the Font Fiasco67
fonts, case-studies
How to Style Your Type With CSS66
css
Punctuation Cheat Sheet (j9t)65
localization, cheat-sheets
Focus on Typography: Contrast64
contrast, colors
Fuck the Foundries (div)63
fonts
8 Simple Typography Tips for Your Designs (sma)62
design, css, tips-and-tricks
10 Principles of Readability and Web Typography (sma)61
design, readability, principles
In Defense of Readers (ali)60
content, writing, readability
8 Definitive Web Font Stacks59
fonts
Typographic Grid (chr/css)58
grids
Use the Best Available Ampersand (sim)57
design
W3C Tackles Web Typography With CSS 3 (cms)56
w3c, css, standards
Design Rants (dav)55
design, readability, responsive-design, semantics
Web Typography: Tell Me What You Want (jas)54
w3c, fonts, css
Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces? (ale)53
fonts, legibility, studies, research
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