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I zoomed. I think your criticism is valid.

• Retric 14y ago
  11px should be readable by default. If you zoomed you should change your default settings or get your eyes checked. Edit: I would also like to point out that HN uses font-size:10pt see: http://ycombinator.com/news.css http://ycombinator.com/news.css
  • Lagged2Death 14y ago
    I would also like to point out that HN uses font-size:10pt... The 10pt text here on Hacker News is much bigger than the 11px text on that blog. My browser allows me to edit the blog's source and reload; 11pt text on there looks fine. ... get your eyes checked This is a terrible, terrible attitude.
    • Retric 14y ago
      Actually, it's not that uncommon a problem. I had a user in there mid 50 who kept complaining about the fonts in a custom application. Turns out he was having vision issues and after getting some reading glasses he stopped having any issues. PS: I have a high resolution screen and changed my default zoom the make the vast majority of websites readable. True, it would be nice if websites stuck with readable percentage based fonts, but until then it's an easy change. And, IMO far more productive than complaining on HN which the author might not even read.
  • richardlblair 14y ago
    This is for titles. Bodies and large amounts of text should be 16px. http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/10/07/16-pixels-body-copy-anything-less-costly-mistake/ http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/10/07/16-pixels-body-co... If I need to put any amount of effort into reading your site then you are doing it wrong. Also, open up the dev tools for this article and set the font to 16px. You will see how much better it looks and how easy it is to read.
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