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- Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:23:01 +0000
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https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=19423 Priority: P2 Bug ID: 19423 Assignee: schepers@w3.org Summary: Font size for main body text too small for legibility QA Contact: public-webplatform-bugs@w3.org Severity: minor Classification: Unclassified OS: MacOS X Reporter: david@dbushell.com Hardware: Macintosh Status: NEW Version: unspecified Component: skin Product: webplatform.org Created attachment 1221 --> https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/attachment.cgi?id=1221&action=edit 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/ -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the QA Contact for the bug.
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