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The answer to this question depends on the resolution of the display, the weight of the font, and a person's idiosyncrasies--e.g. nearsightedness. I use a diff
by Sunspark 5y ago
The answer to this question depends on the resolution of the display, the weight of the font, and a person's idiosyncrasies--e.g. nearsightedness.
I use a different font for online reading, coding and reading ebook on high-resolution phone display.
All 3 are different, and are different sizes and weights.. the purpose is different.
You know what really helps?
Don't have white as a background. I die now without the Dark Reader browser extension.
- simion314 5y ago>Don't have white as a background. I would say that more important is to check your cool design in a normal screen and not on your super expensive designer monitor. Too often I see light gray text on light background, probably is only readable on the designer screen.
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- layer8 5y ago> Don't have white as a background. That reduces contrast, which makes text harder to read for me. Today’s prevalent IPS displays have a rather low contrast ratio (typically only 1:1000). Please don’t lower it further by styling text as dark gray on light gray. If black on white looks too bright, you probably have set your screen brightness too high.
- chrismorgan 4y agoIt is indeed curious that you say “it depends” and then immediately make a strong, exceedingly opinionated recommendation. White (whether #fff or something close) is a very good background for most people on most devices. And as a sweeping generalisation, dark-on-light works better than light-on-dark.