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malky800 -> Font size on a site (3/5/2008 20:04:54)

I just started working on a new site http://fisher.globat.com/~hillelacademyofdenver.com/.
I'm concerned that the font size is hard to read. It's currently at Tahoma 11 px. I think it makes the site pretty when it's smaller. Is that an OK size, or is it preferable to go one point bigger?



treetopsranch -> RE: Font size on a site (3/5/2008 21:07:03)

Well the older guys on this forum usually like a little larger font[8|]



d a v e -> RE: Font size on a site (3/6/2008 2:29:43)

but because you have sized using pixels then ie6 users can't resize the text size - you need to use percentages or ems ;)



Tailslide -> RE: Font size on a site (3/6/2008 3:36:32)

As Dave says - don't use PTs or PXs for fonts on the web. Leave it up to the user whether they make the font bigger or smaller.

I tend to declare a font size of 100% on the body rule in the stylesheet and then a further rule of 76% for the main containing div which sets about "normal" font-size for the whole page. You can then increase or decrease the % on individual elements as required.

You do obviously have to check that when users increase the font size in their browsers it doesn't break the layout - but, from a quick look at your site it looks ok.



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