Type Sizes for Every Device

By Steven Hoober Published: September 7, 2015 “Digital products are about content. … The most important thing you can do to make a Web site or app usable is to make sure everyone can read its text, on every device, under every condition.” Digital products are about content. Even if you think they’re all about interactivity, controls are pointless if users don’t understand their purpose and cannot read about what they do. The most important thing you can do to make a Web site or app usable is to make sure everyone can read its text, on every device, under every condition. Units and Conversions First, let’s define some terminology. People often use the term font incorrectly these days. Technically, in the modern world, a font is a digital file containing a particular typeface. In this column, I’ll be using the term type when referring to the characters that make up printed or displayed text—including the content, the font or typeface, and its size and color.

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