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What are icon fonts and should you still use them?
- Sajjad
- Typography
- 11 Oct, 2026
Icon fonts are font files in which the glyphs are pictograms instead of letters, so you can display an icon by rendering a character in that font
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What is the ideal line length for readable text?
- Sajjad
- Typography
- 11 Oct, 2026
The ideal line length, also called the measure, for body text is roughly 45 to 75 characters per line, including spaces and punctuation, with abo
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Is it legal to use any font on your website?
- Sajjad
- Typography
- 11 Oct, 2026
No, you can't legally use any font on your website. Embedding a font with @font-face means serving the font file to every visitor, which counts as
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What is the difference between italic and oblique type?
- Sajjad
- Typography
- 11 Oct, 2026
The difference is in how the letters are made. Italic type is a separately designed style with its own letterforms, usually influenced by handwri
Dive DeeperWhat is kerning and how does it differ from tracking?
- Sajjad
- Typography
- 11 Oct, 2026
Kerning is the adjustment of space between specific pairs of letters so that they look evenly spaced, such as tucking the o under the arm of a
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What is the difference between left-aligned and justified text?
- Sajjad
- Typography
- 11 Oct, 2026
Left-aligned text lines up on the left edge and leaves the right edge uneven, so every space between words is the same width. Justified text
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