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On a sidenote, there is surprisingly no universal agreement on a default font size and "scaling" of a website. Common recommendation is font-size: 14px on html
by ivanjermakov 11mo ago
On a sidenote, there is surprisingly no universal agreement on a default font size and "scaling" of a website.
Common recommendation is font-size: 14px on html element, but I often encounter websites that are way off in scaling.
- dvh 11mo agoSorry pal but font size is not something you decide. Font size is something I decide!
- ivanjermakov 11mo agoAbsolutely. Would be great to have a consistent starting point.
- ruszki 11mo agoIsn’t the recommendation to not use px at all? Or just “Pepperidge farm remembers”?
- globular-toast 11mo agoSigh... You'd think people would know this by now. What does it even mean to be a "web developer" if you don't know the difference between pixels and text size? It seems like such a fundamental thing, like a decorator knowing how to calculate how much paint is needed for a job. But no... now we have web browsers where a pixel isn't even a pixel, it's 4 pixels, on a "HiDPI" display...
- kevincox 11mo agoThis is unfortunately true. It feels like "1rem" should be the ideal body don't size. But on desktop browsers this is often quite small. Personally I configure my browser's default font size (1rem) to something nice and readable, but I'm sure that the number of people who do this is <10%. Probably closer to 1%. But either way I would recommend against hardcoding a size in px.