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January 18th, 2021 × #CSS#typography#design

Hasty Treat - CSS Typography and Systems

Scott and Wes discuss approaches for creating consistent, maintainable CSS font size and typography systems using tools like type-scale.com and CSS variables.

Wes Bos

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Scott Tolinski

Scott Tolinski Host

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Show Notes Transcript

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about CSS typography, and how to quickly get up and running with type systems.

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Show Notes

05:00 - How do you define type at the start of a new project?

15:03 - How do media queries and screen sizes affect your system?

16:58 - Why are systems in type important?

20:21 - How do you design a type system?

  • Scott's type system:
/* Font Sizes */
  --baseFontSize: 1rem;
  --baseNavSize: 0.64rem;
  --smallFontSize: 0.8rem;
  --smallestFontSize: 0.512rem;

  --xtra-big-ass-heading: 3.052rem;
  --xtra-heading: 2.441rem;
  --heading-1: 1.953rem;
  --heading-2: 1.563rem;
  --heading-3: 1.25rem;
  --heading-4: var(--baseFontSize);
  --heading-5: var(--smallFontSize);
  --heading-6: 0.64rem;
  --heading-7: var(--smallestFontSize);

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