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html { /* 1rem = 10px */ font-size: 62.5%; } body { font-size: 1.6rem; }
Now 1rem = 10px for easy unit conversions and the default font size of the site remains at the expected default of 16px. 😁
1rem = 10px
16px
It also still allows font scaling since it doesn't involve px units.
Neat. I've seen a lot of devs prefer this. However, I've personally gotten used to 16px.
Here's the article from 2004 where this technique was first introduced.
Ok if you really must use px units for fonts then please install this postcss npm plugin into your build process
npmjs.com/package/postcss-pxtorem
Using px units on any font setting on your site is an instant WCAG AA accessibility fail.
w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/vis...
Same goes for things like vw in font size settings. It should be combined with rem in a calc function to ensure that text is still able to be resized.
vw
rem
calc
I personally like .625em :)
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Now
1rem = 10px
for easy unit conversions and the default font size of the site remains at the expected default of16px
. 😁It also still allows font scaling since it doesn't involve px units.
Neat. I've seen a lot of devs prefer this. However, I've personally gotten used to 16px.
Here's the article from 2004 where this technique was first introduced.
Ok if you really must use px units for fonts then please install this postcss npm plugin into your build process
npmjs.com/package/postcss-pxtorem
Using px units on any font setting on your site is an instant WCAG AA accessibility fail.
w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/vis...
Same goes for things like
vw
in font size settings. It should be combined withrem
in acalc
function to ensure that text is still able to be resized.I personally like .625em :)