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Some examples of sans-serif fonts that work well for large body text include Atlas Grotesk, Futura, Lato, Maison Neue, Real Text, Roboto, and Suisse Int’l.
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Some examples of serif fonts that work well for large body text include Equity, Franziska, Leitura News, Merriweather, Miller, PT Serif, and Tisa.
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better to optically select a font size according to near-finalized colors, or in different color scenarios
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a better starting point would be 20px on small desktop displays and greater. We should only have to resort to 16px for body copy on very small mobile devices
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down to the eye again to optically adjust the letter-spacing and font size together
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the optimal line length, or number of characters per line (CPL) in typography is around 55 to 75
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line height should also be relative to the font size as it scales up for larger displays
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This is not about having the biggest body text, because biggest isn’t best. It’s about optimizing for the best reading experience you can possibly give your users
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sites that have adopted bigger body text even at small desktop or laptop resolutions such as 1440 x 900. They go from 20px all the way up to 58px!
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