Ten Tips for Better Type

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For Better Type 10 TIPS

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Mel Choyce PRODUCT DESIGNER AT AUTOMATTIC @melchoyce melchoyce.design

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Don’t make people squint at their screens Tip #1

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Meet WordPress WordPress started in 2003 with a single bit of code to enhance the typography of everyday writing and with fewer users than you can count on your ﬁngers and toes. Since then it has grown to be the largest self-hosted blogging tool in the world, used on millions of sites and seen by tens of millions of people every day. Everything you see here, from the documentation to the code itself, was created by and for the community. WordPress is an Open Source project, which means there are hundreds of people all over the world working on it. (More than most commercial platforms.) It also means you are free to use it for anything from your recipe site to a Fortune 500 web site without paying anyone a license fee and a number of other important freedoms. About WordPress.org On this site you can download and install a software script called WordPress. To do this you need a web host who meets the minimum requirements and a little time. WordPress is completely customizable and can be used for almost anything. There is also a service called WordPress.com which lets you get started with a new and free WordPress-based blog in seconds, but varies in several ways and is less ﬂexible than the WordPress you download and install yourself. What You Can Use WordPress For WordPress started as just a blogging system, but has evolved to be used as full content management system and so much more through the thousands of plugins and widgets and themes, WordPress is limited only by your imagination. (And tech chops.)

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16-24 px body fonts

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Always change the default line-height Tip #2

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1x is so, so sad.

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1.4-1.6x for body fonts

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1.2-1.4x for header fonts

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body { font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5; } h1, h2, h3 { line-height: 1.3; }

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Constrain your   line-lengths Tip #3

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45-75 characters per line* * including spaces and punctuation

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More sometimes is okay

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Less sometimes is okay* * especially on smaller screens

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Pick fonts with multiple styles Tip #4

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Meet WordPress WordPress is open source software you can use to create a beautiful website, blog, or app.

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Meet WordPress WordPress is open source software you can use to create a beautiful website, blog, or app.

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Meet WordPress WordPress is open source software you can use to create a beautiful website, blog, or app. Meet WordPress WordPress is open source software you can use to create a beautiful website, blog, or app.

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About WordPress WordPress started in 2003 with a single bit of code to enhance the typography of everyday writing and with fewer users than you can count on your ﬁngers and toes. Since then it has grown to be the largest self-hosted blogging tool in the world, used on millions of sites and seen by tens of millions of people every day. About WordPress.org On this site you can download and install a software script called WordPress. To do this you need a web host who meets the minimum requirements and a little time. WordPress is completely customizable and can be used for almost anything. What You Can Use WordPress For WordPress started as just a blogging system, but has evolved to be used as full content management system and so much more through the thousands of plugins and widgets and themes, WordPress is limited only by your imagination. (And tech chops.)

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Use font families Tip #5

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Meet WordPress WordPress is open source software you can use to create a beautiful website, blog, or app.

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Meet WordPress WordPress is open source software you can use to create a beautiful website, blog, or app.

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Meet WordPress WordPress is open source software you can use to create a beautiful website, blog, or app.

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Avoid decorative or fancy fonts Tip #6

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About WordPress WordPress started in 2003 with a single bit of code to enhance the typography of everyday writing and with fewer users than you can count on your fingers and toes. Since then it has grown to be the largest self-hosted blogging tool in the world, used on millions of sites and seen by tens of millions of people every day. About WordPress.org On this site you can download and install a software script called WordPress. To do this you need a web host who meets the minimum requirements and a little time. WordPress is completely customizable and can be used for almost anything. What You Can Use WordPress For WordPress started as just a blogging system, but has evolved to be used as full content management system and so much more through the thousands of plugins and widgets and themes, WordPress is limited only by your imagination. (And tech chops.)

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Steal font pairings Tip #7

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Only center short text Tip #8

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Meet WordPress WordPress is open source software you can use to create a beautiful website, blog, or app.