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> Research has shown that the ideal line length is about 65 characters. Anywhere between 45 and 85 is generally seen as acceptable, in the context of a roman al
by wraptile 6y ago
> Research has shown that the ideal line length is about 65 characters. Anywhere between 45 and 85 is generally seen as acceptable, in the context of a roman alphabet.
This should be literally nailed into everyones head. It's really tiring to hack and patch website styles to make them readable; Desktop HN is guilty of this too. Sometimes I feel I'm reading an ancient papyrus scroll around here.
Brilliant blog and I'm excited to implement full-bleed in my blog. I feel that code snippets, data tables and even some screenshots can really take advantage of this!
- Jakob 6y agoA custom CSS could fix that for you. p { max-width: 65ch; } I personally don’t like web sites which restrict line lengths. I can read longer lines just fine and it makes skimming easier.
- croes 6y agoFor me it's teh other way around. I hate these narrow designs where two third of the site is blank. Mostly gleaming white. Additionally I have to scroll even though the text would have fit on one page. The value for the optimal column width does not seem to be saved either: http://blog.fawny.org/2005/09/21/measures/ http://blog.fawny.org/2005/09/21/measures/
- CamperBob2 6y agoThis should be literally nailed into everyones head No, it should be treated as a matter of subjective opinion, because that's what it is. They can take their "research" and shove it where the sun doesn't shine. It simply does not apply to everyone, no matter how much the "researchers" wish it did. Never mind that I actively prefer wide columns, there's also the fact that I didn't spend $2000 for a monitor so I could look at 80% empty space.