https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-retrocss/categories/typography/Recent content in Typography on Retro DispatchHugoen-us© 2026 Retro DispatchFri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-retrocss/posts/a-type-scale-that-shouts/Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-retrocss/posts/a-type-scale-that-shouts/<p>Windows 95 shipped at 96 DPI with an 8pt UI font. Reproducing that number today produces text nobody can read on a phone, which is the difference between an homage and a re-enactment.</p> <h2 id="steps-not-sizes"> Steps, not sizes <a class="heading-anchor" href="#steps-not-sizes" aria-label="Link to Steps, not sizes"><span aria-hidden="true">#</span></a> </h2> <p><code>--retro-font-size-xs</code> through <code>-3xl</code>, all in <code>rem</code>, all derived from one body size. A component asks for a step, never a pixel value, so a site that raises the base size moves everything with it.</p>