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Are you sure that "websites of today" use 16px or larger universally? HN appears to use 9pt Verdana, which I believe is equivalent to 12px on my Windows system

by mark-r 6y ago

Are you sure that "websites of today" use 16px or larger universally? HN appears to use 9pt Verdana, which I believe is equivalent to 12px on my Windows system if my math is correct. Georgia is a terribly underrated font. I'm sure it's heavily hinted to look good at small sizes, but even at large sizes it has an elegance that is lacking in e.g. Times Roman.

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chrismorgan 6y ago
HN is not a website of today. It’s a website of 2007. Its visual style has not changed at all since then.
- mark-r 6y ago
  And yet I still like the way it looks. That should tell you something.