Hey guys, is it true that low screen resolutions make type below 12 points difficult to read?
and if it is, why is it so, because im always under the impression that low screen resolutions make everything appear “bigger”, more “readable” ?
‘Points’ are physical measurements, equal to 1/72 inch. This doesn’t make sense as a measurement on-screen - the physical size depends on both the screen size and resolution, but neither of these are taken into account when browsers calculate the rendered size. It’s far better to think of on-screen text in terms of pixels (not that you should specify text-size in pixels!).
A low screen resolution makes everything bigger, simply by making each pixel bigger. This means that text is ‘blocky’. At a higher screen resolution with a larger text size (so that the text is the same physical size on the screen), there will be more pixels used so the letters will be smoother and easier to read.
The simple answer, in terms of web design, is not to specify the font size in set terms at all. You can make text bigger or smaller than the default size with % or em, but let it adjust to users’ default sizes as they have chosen them.
Hey thanks alot for the help =D