002 — Use 16px or above for the body text
by Óscar Otero
1 min read
The default font size on the web is 16px (or 1em) which is the minimum size
for any text that must be easy to read. Long texts like posts or articles may be
in 18px or 20px which is an even more legible text size.
This is text is in 16 pixels, equivalent to 1em. It's easy to read.
This one is 18 pixels, even more legible.
Long texts like posts or articles may be 20 pixels, making them more pleasant to read.
Font sizes below 16px can be used for short texts, like labels or buttons, but
never smaller than 14px (or 0.875em).
This is the smaller text size you should see in any interface (14 pixels).
This is a text in 12 pixels, many people find it hard to read. Please avoid it.
