Rant: I just tested a 16px font against a 14px one for my site's main text

The bigger text got way more positive feedback from my friend who has vision trouble. What's your go-to base font size for body copy?

3 comments

3 Comments

the_kim2mo ago

My aunt has to zoom in on every single site she visits... it drives her nuts. I bumped my blog text to 17px last year after she complained. The bounce rate actually went down a little, which was a nice surprise. People just scroll more when they can read without squinting.

patricia_king942mo ago

Smaller text works better for most sites I visit.

wadepalmer1mo ago

Heard a designer say we're all just used to tiny phone fonts now. Maybe that's why?