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Points or Pixels?

         

kaulbr

4:53 pm on Jan 18, 2006 (gmt 0)

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This is a follow up to another post I had going. What is the difference between specifying text as a point sixe or a pixel size when building a site? Which one is recommended?

katana_one

7:28 pm on Jan 18, 2006 (gmt 0)

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Points are for printed type. But on screen, your fonts are rendered in pixels. So pixels are probably preferred over points on-screen.

However, ems are even better for text as it allows the user to re-size the text to his/her reading preferences. Your milage may vary.