7 Practical CSS Typography Tips & Tricks
Handy hands-on tips to improve your CSS Typography.
Handy hands-on tips to improve your CSS Typography, explaining in detail how to implement fluid typography using clamp(), adjust letter spacing, set optimal and balanced line lengths, style link underlines, improve unordered list styling with emoji bullets, and use color fonts.
I made a mistake in the fluid typography part. Using clamp() with viewport units is not enough, as this implementation can disable browser zoom for certain screen sizes, which is an accessibility problem. To work around the problem, you should use font-size: clamp(1rem, 4vw + 1rem, 5rem);.
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Chapters
- 00:00 Intro & Demo Setup
- 00:23 Use fluid typography with clamp() function
- 03:55 Tweak letter spacing for uppercase text and large font sizes
- 05:52 Set optimal line lenght between 50-70 characters using ch units
- 07:20 Balance line lenghts and get rid of text orphans using text-wrap:balance
- 08:41 Tweak link underline styling (color, thickness, offset)
- 10:22 Improve list (ul, ol) styling using ::marker pseudo-element — use emojis for bullet type/style
- 16:54 Consider using color fonts to add additional flare to your headlines
- 20:02 Recap & Conclusion
