Tag Archives: Base Font Size

Little is said in relation to setting font sizing and how it relates to other tags and layout and so forth. I never look at it too much until I learn that some ways are superior to others. The em is the best method, I have usually used points by myself. So my problem is: 1) What method would you use for font measurement, div widths, margins and many others, and why 2) Does a single size type affect other pursuits in the website layout Personally, I style with CSS since you should. Regarding font sizes, MY PARTNER AND I use percentages, eg Code: font-size: 120%; For div widths and many others sometimes I employ percentages, but largely I’d use pixels, for instance so Code: width: 800px; margins along with padding, always pixels Code: underlay: 20px 0px 15px 0px; margin: 0px; Why I merely do. It’s just the best way I learnt. Essentially yeah, it’s a good option to set the base font-size with the document and next size either with percentages or ems (which boils right down to the same issue for fonts) with specific elements. There are still templates to examine, including Blueprint CSS, YUI Fonts, along with … Continue reading →