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»Currently we find between 18 and 22 px to be reasonable for desktop webpages« - and why is that? Sounds like a horrible reading experience. Browsers "default"

• imdsm 13y ago
  You answered your own question.
  • kalms 13y ago
    I challenge you to answer it anyway.
• oneeyedpigeon 13y ago
  For how long have browsers defaulted to 16px? By how much has the average resolution increased in that time? I agree that it's best to leave the base font size at the default, but I also think there's an argument for that default to be increased.
  • kalms 13y ago
    That might be true, but I have yet to find a compelling argument for it. Personally, I dislike reading at that size (> 18px), and every time I ran tests, the users were more inclined towards using a smaller font size, usually at around 14/16px. In the end, I suppose it's more about using a proper baseline, and making sure the grid hold up, when users feel compelled to enlarge the text size themselves. Opinion pieces: http://ia.net/blog/100e2r http://ia.net/blog/100e2r & 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...