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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#
Are We Stuck in the Typographic Principles of the 20th Century? (its)284
Fluid Typography With “progress()” (mat/fro)283
css, functions, liquid-design
FIFA’s World Cup Typography Foul: UI Design Learnings (pim)282
fonts, legibility
AI Has Come for Serif Fonts (wir)281
ai, design
Why AI Won’t Replace Human Type Designers280
ai, fonts, design, career
The Day CSS Made Me Learn Algebra Again, and I Liked It (sch)279
css, math, examples
Logo Design Trends for 2026: What I’m Actually Seeing (and What Most Designers Are Missing) (web)278
design, logos, images, trends
Container Query Typography Systems (mat)277
css, container-queries
Building Typographic Scales in CSS With “:heading()”, “sibling-index()”, and “pow()” (stu)276
css, functions, math
Justifying “text-wrap: pretty”275
css
How to Use Font Ligatures274
how-tos, fonts, tooling, adobe, figma, microsoft, css
V7: Typographic Scales and Technical Pens273
design, css, case-studies
Responsive and Fluid Typography With Baseline CSS Features (mia)272
css, responsive-design
Getting Creative With “the Measure” (mal/css)271
css, readability
Solving Small Text and Contrast Issues for Large-Screen Readability (a11)270
accessibility, contrast, readability
Responsive Letter Spacing (tyl/clo)269
responsive-design, css
When to Use CSS “text-wrap: balance” vs. “text-wrap: pretty” (dxn/log)268
css
How to Use CSS “line-clamp” to Trim Lines of Text (dxn/log)267
how-tos, css
Solved by Modern CSS: Section Layout (sha)266
css, layout, grids, liquid-design
Compressed Fluid Typography (mat)265
css, liquid-design
Fluid Headings (don)264
headings, css, responsive-design
Testing Methods: Text Spacing (dec)263
accessibility, testing, wcag, readability
Design Can’t Rely on Logic: Troy Leinster on Type Design and Human Perception (int)262
podcasts, interviews, design, fonts
Visualizing Responsive Typography (mia/odd)261
css, responsive-design, functions
On Dashes, AI, and Screen Readers (ons/tpg)260
ai, screen-readers, accessibility
This One CSS Property Fixed My Font Headaches Forever259
css
Designing for User Font-Size and Zoom (mia/odd)258
design, zooming, css, units, functions
Setting Line Length in CSS (and Fitting Text to a Container) (dxn/css)257
css, units
It’s More Than Picking a Pretty Font256
accessibility, fonts, legibility, readability, wcag
Font Size Dimensions (don)255
css, units
Why Fonts Look Better on macOS Than on Windows254
fonts, readability, unix-like, apple, windows, comparisons
A11y 101: 1.4.12 Text Spacing (nat)253
introductions, accessibility, wcag
Painting With the Web (mat/btc)252
videos, web, web-platform, design
Polishing Your Typography With Line Height Units (jen/web)251
css, units
Web Typography: A Refresher and History (zel)250
history, link-lists
“Pretty” Is in the Eye of the Beholder (geo/css)249
css, browsers, support, chrome, safari
Thin Fonts Are a Usability Nightmare—and Finally, Designers Are Waking Up (web)248
fonts, usability, accessibility, design
Better Typography With “text-wrap: pretty” (jen/web)247
css, webkit, browser-engines, browsers, safari
Mastering Typography in Design Systems With Semantic Tokens and Responsive Scaling246
design-systems, design-tokens, semantics, responsive-design, scaling
Layered Text Headers (chr/fro)245
css, svg, shadows
Revisiting Fluid Type (ric+/odd)244
videos, interviews, fonts, responsive-design
How to Use “attr()” in CSS for Columns, Colors, and Font-Size (chr/fro)243
how-tos, css, functions, layout, colors
Justified Text, JS “moveBefore” Method, Performance Optimization (zor/css)242
videos, css, javascript, performance, optimization
The Hardest Working Font in Manhattan (mwi)241
fonts, history
Reimagining Fluid Typography (mia/odd)240
css, responsive-design, liquid-design
Better Text Rendering in Chromium-Based Browsers on Windows (pat)239
rendering, browser-engines, browsers, chromium, windows
Beware the Faux Bold (and How to Fix It) (ric)238
fonts, css
Change “font-weight” Based on the User’s Screen DPI237
css, pixel-density
Justified Text: Better Than Expected? (tyl/clo)236
css
CSS “text-box-trim” (arg)235
css
Fabulous Font-Face Fallbacks (sto/per)234
performance, css, fonts
“text-box” (fon)233
css, spacing
CSS “margin-trim” and Line Height Units (jen/5t3)232
css, margins, units
CSS “text-wrap” (mey/5t3)231
css
What’s the Deal With WebKit Font Smoothing? (dbu)230
webkit, css
An HTML Email Template With Basic Typography and Dark/light Modes (chr/fro)229
templates, html, email, dark-mode
What Makes a Font Accessible? A Designer’s Guide (a11)228
guides, design, fonts, accessibility
Please, Don’t Use Viewport Units for Font Sizes (kev)227
videos, css, units
The Problem With Superscripts and Subscripts (ric)226
css
The Problem of the Em Square225
design, history
Quick Guide to Web Typography for Developers (ole)224
guides, fonts, examples
Mastering Typography in Logo Design (sma)223
design, images, logos
Fluid Typography in Design Systems: From Design to Code (fel)222
design, design-systems, design-tokens
“font-size” Limbo (seb)221
design, css
Figma Typography Variables (fro)220
figma, variables
CSS “font-size-adjust” Is Now in Baseline (rac)219
css, browsers, support, web-platform
Dynamic Type on the Web (cho)218
css, apple, unix-like, accessibility
Use of “ch” Unit Considered Inappropriate (in Certain Circumstances) (ric)217
css, units
Setting Up Typography Variables in Figma216
figma, variables
Typographer vs. Accessibility (pim/btc)215
videos, accessibility
Typography Terms: Glossary (tbf/nng)214
terminology
Creating Fluid Typography With the CSS “clamp()” Function213
css, functions, liquid-design
Typography Variables in Figma Are Here212
variables, figma
The Basics of Legibility211
fundamentals, legibility
Fluid Typography With Discrete Steps (css)210
css, tips-and-tricks
Hanging Punctuation in CSS (ada)209
css
Spicing Up Text With “text-emphasis” in CSS (ami)208
css, effects
The Problem With Data Attributes for Text Effects (man)207
html, custom-data, css, effects
Retrofitting Fluid Typography (ric)206
liquid-design, css
Making the Most of Ligatures (man)205
css
Nicer Text Wrapping With CSS “text-wrap” (lon)204
css
The AI Dilemma in Graphic Design: Steering Towards Excellence in Typography and Beyond (sma)203
ai, design
The Most Accessible Font202
accessibility, legibility, fonts
The “hanging-punctuation” Property in CSS (chr)201
css
CSS “text-wrap: pretty” (arg)200
css, browsers, chrome, support
When to Use CSS “text-wrap: balance;” vs. “text-wrap: pretty;” (sea)199
css, comparisons
The 3 Secrets to Font Pairing198
fonts, design
8 More Micro Tips for Remarkably Better Typography197
tips-and-tricks, legibility, readability
Responsive Type Scales With Composable CSS Utilities196
css, responsive-design
WOFF Has Left the Building (mat)195
fonts, woff, css, support
8 Micro Tips for Remarkably Better Typography194
tips-and-tricks, readability
Thinking on Ways to Solve Adaptive Typography (arg)193
videos, css, fonts
Adapting Typography to User Preferences With CSS (arg)192
css, customization
Fluid vs. Responsive Typography With CSS Clamp (its/log)191
css, functions, responsive-design
Figma Typography Secrets—Seven Pro Tips Revealed (pim)190
figma
90s Websites—Key Characteristics and Examples189
design, history, trends, navigation, colors
Mapping Typography (sco/9el)188
videos, css
What’s Your Type? Try These Tests to Pick the Perfect Font for You (was)187
design, fonts
Text Wrap Pretty Is Coming to CSS (ami)186
css
7 Practical CSS Typography Tips and Tricks (zor/css)185
videos, css, tips-and-tricks
Typography for Everyone (tob/btc)184
videos, fonts
Container Query Units and Fluid Typography (5t3)183
css, container-queries, liquid-design
CSS Text Balancing With “text-wrap: balance” (sha)182
css
The IL1 Typography Test (nng)181
videos, legibility, user-experience, testing
Preventing Too-Short Final Lines of Text Blocks (ric)180
css
Modern Font Stacks179
websites, fonts
16 Little UI Design Tips That Make a Big Impact178
design, tips-and-tricks, spacing, consistency, colors, contrast, fonts
An End to Typographic Widows on the Web (ric)177
css
Balanced Text Wrapping Is Coming to CSS (ami)176
css
Responsive Headlines Are About to Get Awesome (tyl/clo)175
css, headings, responsive-design
Improved Font Fallbacks174
fonts, graceful-degradation
How to Pick a Font (That Doesn’t Suck)173
how-tos, guides, fonts
Typography Manual172
code-pens
Typographic Hierarchy in Print, Web, and App Design (pim)171
design, hierarchy
Container Queries and Typography (fon)170
css, container-queries
On-Scroll Typography Animations (cod)169
animations
Greater Styling Control Over Type With “initial-letter” (sea)168
css
Quick Thoughts on Typeface and Font Accessibility167
accessibility, fonts
Fluid Typography: Predicting a Problem With Your User’s Zoom-In (sma)166
css, accessibility, zooming
An Ultimate Guide on Sizing, Spacing, Grids, and Layout in Web and UI/UX Design (sma)165
guides, spacing, grids, layout, design
How to Create Typography Guidelines for a Product That Does Not Follow a Design System164
how-tos, design-systems
A Conversation With ChatGPT (mat)163
interviews, ai, chatgpt, design
The Final Google Fonts Knowledge Drop of 2022 (ell)162
google, fonts
From Type to Logotype161
fonts, design, branding, logos
Advanced Web Font Optimization Techniques160
fonts, optimization
How to Use Huge Type on the Web159
how-tos, design
CSS Ellipsis for Single-Line and Multi-Line Text158
css
Typographic Hierarchies (sma)157
design
Easy Fluid Typography With “clamp()” Using Sass Functions (uti/sma)156
liquid-design, css, sass, functions
This Site’s Type Is Now Variable (ell)155
fonts, variable-fonts, css
First Batch of Color Fonts Arrives on Google Fonts154
google, fonts, colors
CSS “line-height” (mar)153
css
Adventures in Text Rendering: Kerning and Glyph Atlases152
rendering, kerning
Typography in Web Design (uxm)151
design
The Right Space Around Headings in Web Typography (pim)150
spacing, headings
The Dos and Don’ts of Pairing Typefaces (nng)149
design, readability, legibility, usability
Measuring the Performance of Typefaces for Users II (sma)148
fonts, performance
Web Typography: Establishing a Strong Typographic System (mis)147
Measuring the Performance of Typefaces for Users (sma)146
fonts, performance
Tokens as Intents (don)145
design-tokens, naming
Legibility—How and Why Typography Affects Ease of Reading144
websites, books, legibility
Deep Dive Into Text Wrapping and Word Breaking (lon)143
css, deep-dives
Best Font for Online Reading: No Single Answer (nng)142
studies, research, fonts, readability
Fonts in Use: Variable Fonts141
fonts, variable-fonts
Variable Fonts in Real Life: How to Use and Love Them (rom+/evi)140
fonts, variable-fonts
Typography in Design Tokens for Figma and Code139
design-tokens, tooling, figma
Identifying Fonts: The Complete Guide138
guides, fonts
Don’t Believe the Type! (gar+/deq)137
videos, accessibility, readability, fonts
Minimizing Google Fonts by Only Loading It for Certain Characters (ami)136
google, fonts, performance, minimalism
Why You Should Use a Developer Font135
fonts, productivity
Modern Fluid Typography Using CSS Clamp (cod/sma)134
css, liquid-design
Styling Strategies Using Typography133
Consistent, Fluidly Scaling Type, and Spacing (bel/css)132
css, scaling, liquid-design
The Ideal Line Length and Line Height in Web Design (pim)131
design, readability
Google Fonts Knowledge (ell)130
google, fonts
What Creating a Simple Font Taught Me About Font Design129
fonts
What’s the Right Font Size in Web Design? (pim)128
design
Line Length Revisited: Following the Research127
design, readability, research
Times New Roman Doesn’t Have to Be Boring—Here’s Why126
fonts
All You Need Is 5 Fonts125
design, fonts
Optical Size, the Hidden Superpower of Variable Fonts (pix)124
css, fonts, variable-fonts
Intrinsic Typography Is the Future of Styling Text on the Web (css)123
css
How I’m Dealing With Font Sizes (geo)122
css
Uniwidth Typefaces for Interface Design121
fonts
Symbols to Copy120
tooling
CSS “min()”, “max()”, and “clamp()” (una)119
css, functions
“font-kerning” (geo/css)118
css, kerning
The Thing With Leading in CSS (mat)117
css
Use Advanced Typography With Local Fonts (tom)116
fonts, apis
“font-weight: 300” Considered Harmful (chr/css)115
css, legibility
Modern CSS Techniques to Improve Legibility (sma)114
css, techniques, legibility
“font-weight: 300” Considered Harmful (and a Fontconfig Workaround) (lis)113
css, legibility, unix-like
The Secret of Typography, Kerning, Explained for Dummies112
kerning
How to Tame Line Height in CSS (css)111
how-tos, css
Accessible Font Sizing, Explained (css)110
accessibility, wcag, css, units
What Is Kerning? Here’s What You Need to Know109
kerning
How Do You Do “max-font-size” in CSS? (chr/css)108
css
How to Convert Variable TTF Font Files to WOFF2 (hen)107
how-tos, fonts, variable-fonts, ttf, woff, conversion
Dynamic Typography With Variable Fonts (btc)106
videos, fonts, variable-fonts
Design Principles for Developers: Processes and CSS Tips for Better Web Design (css)105
design, spacing, colors, principles, processes, css, tips-and-tricks
Six Tips for Better Web Typography (fon/css)104
design, tips-and-tricks
Typography for Developers (css)103
fonts, legibility, readability, css, link-lists
Colorful Typographic Experiments (chr/css)102
experiments, colors, css
Extreme Typography on the Web (djr/btc)101
videos
A Reference Guide for Typography in Mobile Web Design (sma)100
guides, terminology, mobile
Text Spacing Bookmarklet (ste)99
code-pens, bookmarklets, accessibility, wcag
Designing for Accessibility and Inclusion (sma)98
design, accessibility, dei, animations, colors, images, multimedia, keyboard-navigation, layout, readability
Understanding Web Fonts and Getting the Most Out of Them (thi/css)97
fonts, ttf, woff, css, variable-fonts
Universal Principles of User Experience Design (sma)96
user-experience, design, principles
Small Tweaks That Can Make a Huge Impact on Your Website’s Accessibility (bel/css)95
accessibility, semantics, contrast, colors, labels, forms, keyboard-navigation
CSS Line Spacing: How to Set Line Spacing94
how-tos, css
Web Typography: Designing Tables to Be Read, Not Looked At (ric/ali)93
readability, tables, responsive-design
CSS “font-display”: The Future of Font Rendering on the Web92
css, fonts
Improve Web Typography With CSS “font-size-adjust”91
css, optimization
Fluid Responsive Typography With CSS Poly Fluid Sizing (sma)90
responsive-design, liquid-design, css, sass
Typography Is Code (fra/btc)89
videos
Typography on the Web Is Like Other Typography Only More Interesting (kup/btc)88
videos
The 10 Big Web Design Trends of 201587
design, layout, trends, minimalism, scrolling, flat-design, animations, colors, backgrounds
Space Yourself (mwi/sma)86
whitespace, css, unicode
Type Is Visible Language (esp/btc)85
videos, fonts
Typographic Units in CSS (joh)84
css, units
12 Little-Known CSS Facts (the Sequel) (lou)83
css, borders, tables, naming, animations, selectors
Sass and Responsive Typography82
sass, responsive-design
The Good, the Bad, and the Great Examples of Web Typography (sma)81
fonts, examples
3 Principles for Perfect Typeface Pairing80
fonts, principles
Better Web Typography With “font-weight”, Autohinting and “font-feature-settings” (zol)79
css, examples
Font Hinting and the Future of Responsive Typography (nic/ali)78
fonts, responsive-design
A Critical Approach to Typefaces (sma)77
fonts
Typography 10176
introductions, terminology
CSS Baseline: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (sma)75
css
Why Won’t Helvetica Go Away? (sma)74
fonts, history
A Closer Look at Font Rendering (sma)73
fonts, rendering
CSS Tip: An “em” Isn’t an “m”, but an “ex” Is an “x”72
css, units, tips-and-tricks
More Meaningful Typography (ali)71
css
Font Sizing With “rem” (jus)70
css, units
Technical Web Typography: Guidelines and Techniques (css/sma)69
css, guidelines, techniques
Tracking—CSS “letter-spacing” and Where to Use It68
css
Typographic Effects in Canvas67
canvas, javascript
A Simpler Page (cra/ali)66
design, readability, html, css, simplicity
Readability: The Optimal Line Length65
readability, usability
Typography Is Not Your Brand, So Don’t Steal It (tim)64
branding, design
“text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;” // Can You Read Me Now? (dal/aja)63
css, legibility
Google Fonts Is Born—Can I Get a Hallelujah!? (mis)62
google, fonts
The Future of CSS Typography (sma)61
css
On Web Typography (jas/ali)60
fonts, legibility, readability
W3C Cheatsheet (don/w3c)59
cheat-sheets, documentation, css, html, svg, xpath, accessibility, internationalization
Can Typekit Bring Fonts to the Web?58
fonts
IKEA and the Font Fiasco57
fonts, case-studies
How to Style Your Type With CSS56
css
Punctuation Cheat Sheet (j9t)55
localization, cheat-sheets
Focus on Typography: Contrast54
contrast, colors
Fuck the Foundries (div)53
fonts
8 Simple Typography Tips for Your Designs (sma)52
design, css, tips-and-tricks
10 Principles of Readability and Web Typography (sma)51
design, readability, principles
In Defense of Readers (ali)50
content, writing, readability
8 Definitive Web Font Stacks49
fonts
Typographic Grid (chr/css)48
grids
Use the Best Available Ampersand (sim)47
design
W3C Tackles Web Typography With CSS 3 (cms)46
w3c, css, standards
Design Rants (dav)45
design, readability, responsive-design, semantics
Web Typography: Tell Me What You Want (jas)44
w3c, fonts, css
Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces? (ale)43
fonts, legibility, studies, research
The Principles of Beautiful Typography (jas)42
principles, fonts, readability, legibility
Understanding Web Design (zel/ali)41
design
How to Size Text in CSS (ric/ali)40
how-tos, css, resizing, browsers, safari
Blueprint CSS Framework: Typography Matters (dal/aja)39
blueprint
Typography and Web Advertising: Making Every Opportunity Count (dig)38
design, monetization
Compose to a Vertical Rhythm (ric/24w)37
css, headings
Five Simple Steps to Typesetting on the Web: Printing the Web (fro)36
print
The Elements of Typographic Style Applied to the Web (ric)35
websites, guides
Typography—a Dying Art Form? (fro)34
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
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, 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