And since you make pages for users, not for you, the choice should be easy

Yours truly
Prof Niels aka @phidip


On 24/02/2013, at 12.10, Felix Miata <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 2013-02-24 20:14 (GMT+1030) Anthony composed:
> 
>> What is the best unit to use when setting for size in style sheets? I've
>> mainly seen the percentage unit in the html selector and either px or em
>> elsewhere. Which is better?
> 
> Best for who?
> 
> For you as designer, px is probably easier to learn and use.
> 
> For the user, px is rude, as it utterly disregards his needs and preferences, 
> easily making text much too small for reading comfort.
> 
> Em/rem/% can be trickier to learn and use, at least initially, but adapts to 
> the user environment, making it friendlier and thus better for users. With 
> em/rem/%, making the dominant text size the browser default (1em/1rem/100%) 
> is most likely to make the most users happiest.
> -- 
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