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Tagged: em, fonts, pixels, px, size, sizing

  • This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 12 years, 2 months ago by Susan.
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  • May 27, 2013 at 5:03 pm #42833
    Carla the Moose
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    This has always perplexed me. It seems using em to size fonts makes it more responsive, is that right? I've read some articles about this, but I still don't understand.

    Sometimes I see themes using both em and px to size fonts and also elements. If I'm changing the size, I always just use what came with the theme. For example, when resizing the post title, I use px because that's what my eleven40 theme uses.

    Using em for my widget titles, however, would let me size up just enough without having the title spill onto a second line. But the theme uses px. Is there any reason why I can't go ahead and change the font to em?

    I hope that makes sense. Thanks! 🙂

    August 20, 2013 at 9:59 am #57553
    Susan
    Moderator

    Mary:

    I wasn't sure if you were able to get an answer to your question, but have you read this article?

    http://www.studiopress.com/design/flexible-grid.htm

    Scroll down to the section on "flexible type".

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