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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#
Keeping Type Consistent in Changing Conditions (ell)286
variable-fonts, fonts
Are We Stuck in the Typographic Principles of the 20th Century? (its)285
Fluid Typography With “progress()” (mat/fro)284
css, functions, liquid-design
FIFA’s World Cup Typography Foul: UI Design Learnings (pim)283
fonts, legibility
AI Has Come for Serif Fonts (wir)282
ai, design
Why AI Won’t Replace Human Type Designers281
ai, fonts, design, career
The Day CSS Made Me Learn Algebra Again, and I Liked It (sch)280
css, math, examples
Logo Design Trends for 2026: What I’m Actually Seeing (and What Most Designers Are Missing) (web)279
design, logos, images, trends
Container Query Typography Systems (mat)278
css, container-queries
Building Typographic Scales in CSS With “:heading()”, “sibling-index()”, and “pow()” (stu)277
css, functions, math
Justifying “text-wrap: pretty”276
css
How to Use Font Ligatures275
how-tos, fonts, tooling, adobe, figma, microsoft, css
V7: Typographic Scales and Technical Pens274
design, css, case-studies
Responsive and Fluid Typography With Baseline CSS Features (mia)273
css, responsive-design
Getting Creative With “the Measure” (mal/css)272
css, readability
Solving Small Text and Contrast Issues for Large-Screen Readability (a11)271
accessibility, contrast, readability
Responsive Letter Spacing (tyl/clo)270
responsive-design, css
When to Use CSS “text-wrap: balance” vs. “text-wrap: pretty” (dxn/log)269
css
How to Use CSS “line-clamp” to Trim Lines of Text (dxn/log)268
how-tos, css
Solved by Modern CSS: Section Layout (sha)267
css, layout, grids, liquid-design
Compressed Fluid Typography (mat)266
css, liquid-design
Fluid Headings (don)265
headings, css, responsive-design
Testing Methods: Text Spacing (dec)264
accessibility, testing, wcag, readability
Design Can’t Rely on Logic: Troy Leinster on Type Design and Human Perception (int)263
podcasts, interviews, design, fonts
Visualizing Responsive Typography (mia/odd)262
css, responsive-design, functions
On Dashes, AI, and Screen Readers (ons/tpg)261
ai, screen-readers, accessibility
This One CSS Property Fixed My Font Headaches Forever260
css
Designing for User Font-Size and Zoom (mia/odd)259
design, zooming, css, units, functions
Setting Line Length in CSS (and Fitting Text to a Container) (dxn/css)258
css, units
It’s More Than Picking a Pretty Font257
accessibility, fonts, legibility, readability, wcag
Font Size Dimensions (don)256
css, units
Why Fonts Look Better on macOS Than on Windows255
fonts, readability, unix-like, apple, windows, comparisons
A11y 101: 1.4.12 Text Spacing (nat)254
introductions, accessibility, wcag
Painting With the Web (mat/btc)253
videos, web, web-platform, design
Polishing Your Typography With Line Height Units (jen/web)252
css, units
Web Typography: A Refresher and History (zel)251
history, link-lists
“Pretty” Is in the Eye of the Beholder (geo/css)250
css, browsers, support, chrome, safari
Thin Fonts Are a Usability Nightmare—and Finally, Designers Are Waking Up (web)249
fonts, usability, accessibility, design
Better Typography With “text-wrap: pretty” (jen/web)248
css, webkit, browser-engines, browsers, safari
Mastering Typography in Design Systems With Semantic Tokens and Responsive Scaling247
design-systems, design-tokens, semantics, responsive-design, scaling
Layered Text Headers (chr/fro)246
css, svg, shadows
Revisiting Fluid Type (ric+/odd)245
videos, interviews, fonts, responsive-design
How to Use “attr()” in CSS for Columns, Colors, and Font-Size (chr/fro)244
how-tos, css, functions, layout, colors
Justified Text, JS “moveBefore” Method, Performance Optimization (zor/css)243
videos, css, javascript, performance, optimization
The Hardest Working Font in Manhattan (mwi)242
fonts, history
Reimagining Fluid Typography (mia/odd)241
css, responsive-design, liquid-design
Better Text Rendering in Chromium-Based Browsers on Windows (pat)240
rendering, browser-engines, browsers, chromium, windows
Beware the Faux Bold (and How to Fix It) (ric)239
fonts, css
Change “font-weight” Based on the User’s Screen DPI238
css, pixel-density
Justified Text: Better Than Expected? (tyl/clo)237
css
CSS “text-box-trim” (arg)236
css
Fabulous Font-Face Fallbacks (sto/per)235
performance, css, fonts
“text-box” (fon)234
css, spacing
CSS “margin-trim” and Line Height Units (jen/5t3)233
css, margins, units
CSS “text-wrap” (mey/5t3)232
css
What’s the Deal With WebKit Font Smoothing? (dbu)231
webkit, css
An HTML Email Template With Basic Typography and Dark/light Modes (chr/fro)230
templates, html, email, dark-mode
What Makes a Font Accessible? A Designer’s Guide (a11)229
guides, design, fonts, accessibility
Please, Don’t Use Viewport Units for Font Sizes (kev)228
videos, css, units
The Problem With Superscripts and Subscripts (ric)227
css
The Problem of the Em Square226
design, history
Quick Guide to Web Typography for Developers (ole)225
guides, fonts, examples
Mastering Typography in Logo Design (sma)224
design, images, logos
Fluid Typography in Design Systems: From Design to Code (fel)223
design, design-systems, design-tokens
“font-size” Limbo (seb)222
design, css
Figma Typography Variables (fro)221
figma, variables
CSS “font-size-adjust” Is Now in Baseline (rac)220
css, browsers, support, web-platform
Dynamic Type on the Web (cho)219
css, apple, unix-like, accessibility
Use of “ch” Unit Considered Inappropriate (in Certain Circumstances) (ric)218
css, units
Setting Up Typography Variables in Figma217
figma, variables
Typographer vs. Accessibility (pim/btc)216
videos, accessibility
Typography Terms: Glossary (tbf/nng)215
terminology
Creating Fluid Typography With the CSS “clamp()” Function214
css, functions, liquid-design
Typography Variables in Figma Are Here213
variables, figma
The Basics of Legibility212
fundamentals, legibility
Fluid Typography With Discrete Steps (css)211
css, tips-and-tricks
Hanging Punctuation in CSS (ada)210
css
Spicing Up Text With “text-emphasis” in CSS (ami)209
css, effects
The Problem With Data Attributes for Text Effects (man)208
html, custom-data, css, effects
Retrofitting Fluid Typography (ric)207
liquid-design, css
Making the Most of Ligatures (man)206
css
Nicer Text Wrapping With CSS “text-wrap” (lon)205
css
The AI Dilemma in Graphic Design: Steering Towards Excellence in Typography and Beyond (sma)204
ai, design
The Most Accessible Font203
accessibility, legibility, fonts
The “hanging-punctuation” Property in CSS (chr)202
css
CSS “text-wrap: pretty” (arg)201
css, browsers, chrome, support
When to Use CSS “text-wrap: balance;” vs. “text-wrap: pretty;” (sea)200
css, comparisons
The 3 Secrets to Font Pairing199
fonts, design
8 More Micro Tips for Remarkably Better Typography198
tips-and-tricks, legibility, readability
Responsive Type Scales With Composable CSS Utilities197
css, responsive-design
WOFF Has Left the Building (mat)196
fonts, woff, css, support
8 Micro Tips for Remarkably Better Typography195
tips-and-tricks, readability
Thinking on Ways to Solve Adaptive Typography (arg)194
videos, css, fonts
Adapting Typography to User Preferences With CSS (arg)193
css, customization
Fluid vs. Responsive Typography With CSS Clamp (its/log)192
css, functions, responsive-design
Figma Typography Secrets—Seven Pro Tips Revealed (pim)191
figma
90s Websites—Key Characteristics and Examples190
design, history, trends, navigation, colors
Mapping Typography (sco/9el)189
videos, css
What’s Your Type? Try These Tests to Pick the Perfect Font for You (was)188
design, fonts
Text Wrap Pretty Is Coming to CSS (ami)187
css
7 Practical CSS Typography Tips and Tricks (zor/css)186
videos, css, tips-and-tricks
Typography for Everyone (tob/btc)185
videos, fonts
Container Query Units and Fluid Typography (5t3)184
css, container-queries, liquid-design
CSS Text Balancing With “text-wrap: balance” (sha)183
css
The IL1 Typography Test (nng)182
videos, legibility, user-experience, testing
Preventing Too-Short Final Lines of Text Blocks (ric)181
css
Modern Font Stacks180
websites, fonts
16 Little UI Design Tips That Make a Big Impact179
design, tips-and-tricks, spacing, consistency, colors, contrast, fonts
An End to Typographic Widows on the Web (ric)178
css
Balanced Text Wrapping Is Coming to CSS (ami)177
css
Responsive Headlines Are About to Get Awesome (tyl/clo)176
css, headings, responsive-design
Improved Font Fallbacks175
fonts, graceful-degradation
How to Pick a Font (That Doesn’t Suck)174
how-tos, guides, fonts
Typography Manual173
code-pens
Typographic Hierarchy in Print, Web, and App Design (pim)172
design, hierarchy
Container Queries and Typography (fon)171
css, container-queries
On-Scroll Typography Animations (cod)170
animations
Greater Styling Control Over Type With “initial-letter” (sea)169
css
Quick Thoughts on Typeface and Font Accessibility168
accessibility, fonts
Fluid Typography: Predicting a Problem With Your User’s Zoom-In (sma)167
css, accessibility, zooming
An Ultimate Guide on Sizing, Spacing, Grids, and Layout in Web and UI/UX Design (sma)166
guides, spacing, grids, layout, design
How to Create Typography Guidelines for a Product That Does Not Follow a Design System165
how-tos, design-systems
A Conversation With ChatGPT (mat)164
interviews, ai, chatgpt, design
The Final Google Fonts Knowledge Drop of 2022 (ell)163
google, fonts
From Type to Logotype162
fonts, design, branding, logos
Advanced Web Font Optimization Techniques161
fonts, optimization
How to Use Huge Type on the Web160
how-tos, design
CSS Ellipsis for Single-Line and Multi-Line Text159
css
Typographic Hierarchies (sma)158
design
Easy Fluid Typography With “clamp()” Using Sass Functions (uti/sma)157
liquid-design, css, sass, functions
This Site’s Type Is Now Variable (ell)156
fonts, variable-fonts, css
First Batch of Color Fonts Arrives on Google Fonts155
google, fonts, colors
CSS “line-height” (mar)154
css
Adventures in Text Rendering: Kerning and Glyph Atlases153
rendering, kerning
Typography in Web Design (uxm)152
design
The Right Space Around Headings in Web Typography (pim)151
spacing, headings
The Dos and Don’ts of Pairing Typefaces (nng)150
design, readability, legibility, usability
Measuring the Performance of Typefaces for Users II (sma)149
fonts, performance
Web Typography: Establishing a Strong Typographic System (mis)148
Measuring the Performance of Typefaces for Users (sma)147
fonts, performance
Tokens as Intents (don)146
design-tokens, naming
Legibility—How and Why Typography Affects Ease of Reading145
websites, books, legibility
Deep Dive Into Text Wrapping and Word Breaking (lon)144
css, deep-dives
Best Font for Online Reading: No Single Answer (nng)143
studies, research, fonts, readability
Fonts in Use: Variable Fonts142
fonts, variable-fonts
Variable Fonts in Real Life: How to Use and Love Them (rom+/evi)141
fonts, variable-fonts
Typography in Design Tokens for Figma and Code140
design-tokens, tooling, figma
Identifying Fonts: The Complete Guide139
guides, fonts
Don’t Believe the Type! (gar+/deq)138
videos, accessibility, readability, fonts
Minimizing Google Fonts by Only Loading It for Certain Characters (ami)137
google, fonts, performance, minimalism
Why You Should Use a Developer Font136
fonts, productivity
Modern Fluid Typography Using CSS Clamp (cod/sma)135
css, liquid-design
Styling Strategies Using Typography134
Consistent, Fluidly Scaling Type, and Spacing (bel/css)133
css, scaling, liquid-design
The Ideal Line Length and Line Height in Web Design (pim)132
design, readability
Google Fonts Knowledge (ell)131
google, fonts
What Creating a Simple Font Taught Me About Font Design130
fonts
What’s the Right Font Size in Web Design? (pim)129
design
Line Length Revisited: Following the Research128
design, readability, research
Times New Roman Doesn’t Have to Be Boring—Here’s Why127
fonts
All You Need Is 5 Fonts126
design, fonts
Optical Size, the Hidden Superpower of Variable Fonts (pix)125
css, fonts, variable-fonts
Intrinsic Typography Is the Future of Styling Text on the Web (css)124
css
How I’m Dealing With Font Sizes (geo)123
css
Uniwidth Typefaces for Interface Design122
fonts
Symbols to Copy121
tooling
CSS “min()”, “max()”, and “clamp()” (una)120
css, functions
“font-kerning” (geo/css)119
css, kerning
The Thing With Leading in CSS (mat)118
css
Use Advanced Typography With Local Fonts (tom)117
fonts, apis
“font-weight: 300” Considered Harmful (chr/css)116
css, legibility
Modern CSS Techniques to Improve Legibility (sma)115
css, techniques, legibility
“font-weight: 300” Considered Harmful (and a Fontconfig Workaround) (lis)114
css, legibility, unix-like
The Secret of Typography, Kerning, Explained for Dummies113
kerning
How to Tame Line Height in CSS (css)112
how-tos, css
Accessible Font Sizing, Explained (css)111
accessibility, wcag, css, units
What Is Kerning? Here’s What You Need to Know110
kerning
How Do You Do “max-font-size” in CSS? (chr/css)109
css
How to Convert Variable TTF Font Files to WOFF2 (hen)108
how-tos, fonts, variable-fonts, ttf, woff, conversion
Dynamic Typography With Variable Fonts (btc)107
videos, fonts, variable-fonts
Design Principles for Developers: Processes and CSS Tips for Better Web Design (css)106
design, spacing, colors, principles, processes, css, tips-and-tricks
Six Tips for Better Web Typography (fon/css)105
design, tips-and-tricks
Typography for Developers (css)104
fonts, legibility, readability, css, link-lists
Colorful Typographic Experiments (chr/css)103
experiments, colors, css
Extreme Typography on the Web (djr/btc)102
videos
A Reference Guide for Typography in Mobile Web Design (sma)101
guides, terminology, mobile
Text Spacing Bookmarklet (ste)100
code-pens, bookmarklets, accessibility, wcag
Designing for Accessibility and Inclusion (sma)99
design, accessibility, dei, animations, colors, images, multimedia, keyboard-navigation, layout, readability
Understanding Web Fonts and Getting the Most Out of Them (thi/css)98
fonts, ttf, woff, css, variable-fonts
Universal Principles of User Experience Design (sma)97
user-experience, design, principles
Small Tweaks That Can Make a Huge Impact on Your Website’s Accessibility (bel/css)96
accessibility, semantics, contrast, colors, labels, forms, keyboard-navigation
CSS Line Spacing: How to Set Line Spacing95
how-tos, css
Web Typography: Designing Tables to Be Read, Not Looked At (ric/ali)94
readability, tables, responsive-design
CSS “font-display”: The Future of Font Rendering on the Web93
css, fonts
Improve Web Typography With CSS “font-size-adjust”92
css, optimization
Fluid Responsive Typography With CSS Poly Fluid Sizing (sma)91
responsive-design, liquid-design, css, sass
Typography Is Code (fra/btc)90
videos
Typography on the Web Is Like Other Typography Only More Interesting (kup/btc)89
videos
The 10 Big Web Design Trends of 201588
design, layout, trends, minimalism, scrolling, flat-design, animations, colors, backgrounds
Space Yourself (mwi/sma)87
whitespace, css, unicode
Type Is Visible Language (esp/btc)86
videos, fonts
Typographic Units in CSS (joh)85
css, units
12 Little-Known CSS Facts (the Sequel) (lou)84
css, borders, tables, naming, animations, selectors
Sass and Responsive Typography83
sass, responsive-design
The Good, the Bad, and the Great Examples of Web Typography (sma)82
fonts, examples
3 Principles for Perfect Typeface Pairing81
fonts, principles
Better Web Typography With “font-weight”, Autohinting and “font-feature-settings” (zol)80
css, examples
Font Hinting and the Future of Responsive Typography (nic/ali)79
fonts, responsive-design
A Critical Approach to Typefaces (sma)78
fonts
Typography 10177
introductions, terminology
CSS Baseline: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (sma)76
css
Why Won’t Helvetica Go Away? (sma)75
fonts, history
A Closer Look at Font Rendering (sma)74
fonts, rendering
CSS Tip: An “em” Isn’t an “m”, but an “ex” Is an “x”73
css, units, tips-and-tricks
More Meaningful Typography (ali)72
css
Font Sizing With “rem” (jus)71
css, units
Technical Web Typography: Guidelines and Techniques (css/sma)70
css, guidelines, techniques
Tracking—CSS “letter-spacing” and Where to Use It69
css
Typographic Effects in Canvas68
canvas, javascript
A Simpler Page (cra/ali)67
design, readability, html, css, simplicity
Readability: The Optimal Line Length66
readability, usability
Typography Is Not Your Brand, So Don’t Steal It (tim)65
branding, design
“text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;” // Can You Read Me Now? (dal/aja)64
css, legibility
Google Fonts Is Born—Can I Get a Hallelujah!? (mis)63
google, fonts
The Future of CSS Typography (sma)62
css
On Web Typography (jas/ali)61
fonts, legibility, readability
W3C Cheatsheet (don/w3c)60
cheat-sheets, documentation, css, html, svg, xpath, accessibility, internationalization
Can Typekit Bring Fonts to the Web?59
fonts
IKEA and the Font Fiasco58
fonts, case-studies
How to Style Your Type With CSS57
css
Punctuation Cheat Sheet (j9t)56
localization, cheat-sheets
Focus on Typography: Contrast55
contrast, colors
Fuck the Foundries (div)54
fonts
8 Simple Typography Tips for Your Designs (sma)53
design, css, tips-and-tricks
10 Principles of Readability and Web Typography (sma)52
design, readability, principles
In Defense of Readers (ali)51
content, writing, readability
8 Definitive Web Font Stacks50
fonts
Typographic Grid (chr/css)49
grids
Use the Best Available Ampersand (sim)48
design
W3C Tackles Web Typography With CSS 3 (cms)47
w3c, css, standards
Design Rants (dav)46
design, readability, responsive-design, semantics
Web Typography: Tell Me What You Want (jas)45
w3c, fonts, css
Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces? (ale)44
fonts, legibility, studies, research
The Principles of Beautiful Typography (jas)43
principles, fonts, readability, legibility
Understanding Web Design (zel/ali)42
design
How to Size Text in CSS (ric/ali)41
how-tos, css, resizing, browsers, safari
Blueprint CSS Framework: Typography Matters (dal/aja)40
blueprint
Typography and Web Advertising: Making Every Opportunity Count (dig)39
design, monetization
Compose to a Vertical Rhythm (ric/24w)38
css, headings
Five Simple Steps to Typesetting on the Web: Printing the Web (fro)37
print
The Elements of Typographic Style Applied to the Web (ric)36
websites, guides
Typography—a Dying Art Form? (fro)35
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