[Bug 19423] Font size for main body text too small for legibility

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=19423

Lea Verou <lea@w3.org> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Lea Verou <lea@w3.org> ---
(In reply to comment #0)
> Created attachment 1221 [details]
> WebPlatform/MDN font size comparision
> 
> The base font size set on the body element is 14px. This is too small for
> comfortable reading. This problem is compounded by the fact that the font
> "Gudea" has a relatively small x-height compared to the fallback "Arial"
> (making it look even smaller).
> 
> It's interesting to compare to MDN (attached screenshot) which is also 14px
> but set in "Lucida Grande" and therefore optically larger. Wikipedia is 13px
> and a  default "sans-serif", though I suspect most designers would agree the
> type setting on Wikipedia (considering it's nature) is abysmal.
> 
> I would suggest a minimum of 16px. This article makes a great case:
> http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/10/07/16-pixels-body-copy-anything-less-
> costly-mistake/

Hi,

Indeed we need to increase the default font-size. In addition, we shouldn't
explicitly set anything, but trust the browser defaults (which are almost
always 16px anyway), so that users with low eyesight can tweak them.

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