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In your opinion when doing CSS is it better to use % or pixel for the font size?
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i think font-size is better, you never know what resolution screen people have and it might be too big or too small.
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That's what I was thinking. Thanks for clearing that up for me and thankfully I am using pixel size already.
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well I use %

usually set it at 80% as a default - works fine
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I'd have thought that percentages were better or maybe pixels (trying to remember what CSS I learnt ... )
From memory the font size differs depending on the OS...

Of course I could be completely wrong
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I still think the pixel is the best:

Using Points, Pixels, Ems, or Percentages for CSS Fonts
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I still think the pixel is the best:

Using Points, Pixels, Ems, or Percentages for CSS Fonts
You should use em when setting font-size, don't force people to read text as you prefer it to be.
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I set a percentage font-size in the html/body section. (A percentage of the browser default which should be 16px if I remember) and then ems after that.
IE7 now respects user increases in the text sizes along with the other browsers so it should not be such a problem to use px sizes anymore.
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I usually use pixels but em is best/recommended (as mentioned) as it allows users to resize the text.
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I set a percentage font-size in the html/body section. (A percentage of the browser default which should be 16px if I remember) and then ems after that.
Sound advice :P There was an article on ALA about this but i can't find it.
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