N-gated Hacker NewsOct 3
💾🖌️ In a groundbreaking revelation, someone discovered that system fonts exist and can be used in CSS! 🎉 Dive into this thrilling guide on avoiding the complexities of downloading fonts by embracing the ancient art of "copy-paste" – because who needs flashy #design when you have 'instant renders' and a plethora of numbers to memorize? 📚💤
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Modern Font Stacks

System font stack CSS organized by typeface classification for every modern OS. The fastest fonts available. No downloading, no layout shifts, no flashes — just instant renders.

David JONESFeb 23, 2024

In the year 2024, i created a HyperCard stack. AMA.

#HyperCard
#SystemFonts

David JONESMay 16, 2023

For superior numbers, i was doing an informal survey. The short version of which is: you can raise your superior numbers up above /E if you want (or you can align them).

But i discovered some horrors. Why does Apple continue to ship mediocre system fonts? Shouldn't they be designed to showcase the best the system has to offer? I present to you Helvetica Neue, as it comes on my Mac:

#SystemFonts #SuperiorNumbers #VerticalAlignment

(Technical note: this is using Unicode, not OpenType Layout)

Peter MüllerMar 22, 2023

Wenn man die Vorzüge schneller Systemschriften schätzt, aber nicht immer alles mit "System UI" gestalten möchte:

https://pmueller.de/modern-font-stacks/

In dem Beitrag beschreibe ich kurz, warum sich ein Besuch auf »Modern Font Stacks« definitiv lohnt, nicht nur für Typografie-Fans.

#Typografie #Systemfonts #CSS #FontFamilies

Tolle Typografie-Website: »Modern Font Stacks« | Peter Müller

Wenn Sie die Vorzüge schneller Systemschriften schätzen, aber nicht alles immer mit System UI gestalten möchten, ist ein Besuch auf Modern Font Stacks definitiv eine gute Idee.

Peter Müller