Timeline for What's the best body font size for responsive sites for seniors?
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| Jun 17, 2013 at 19:30 | comment | added | moon kim | It became default because it is optimal...Maybe i shouldn't have used 'best'.. but changing around the words isn't going to change my opinion. | |
| Jun 17, 2013 at 19:25 | comment | added | DA01 | 16px is the default browser setting in most cases. No argument it's the default, but default doesn't always = 'best'. | |
| Jun 17, 2013 at 19:21 | history | edited | JonW♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Combined content from posters other answer into this one.
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| Jun 17, 2013 at 18:37 | comment | added | moon kim | I understand, that's why I still would recommend 16px. I didn't mean to insult your knowledge. cheers. | |
| Jun 17, 2013 at 15:35 | comment | added | moon kim | @Igor-G Sorry, forgot the px to pts.. 12pts = 16px. | |
| Jun 17, 2013 at 15:32 | comment | added | moon kim | @Igor-G Jacob Nielson's group suggests anything above 12px. Ultimately you should have the user define what size he wants. | |
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| Jun 17, 2013 at 15:10 | comment | added | rk. | @moonkim I understand that 16px is standard, it has been discussed in other questions. This one is specifically asking for a senior population. | |
| Jun 17, 2013 at 15:09 | comment | added | Igor-G | I would like to disagree about 16px being always default size. It became default within last few years, with mobile web. 12px used to be default for body text, could have been different earlier. | |
| Jun 17, 2013 at 15:03 | history | answered | moon kim | CC BY-SA 3.0 |