Practical Typography

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1. nanielSep 2026
   i'm a big fan of web-native books, and I think they can live neatly alongside epubs and print copies. these two are some of my favorite

   https://practicaltypography.com/

   https://www.stripe.press/poor-charlies-almanack

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2. ashton314Sep 2026
   Someone has already mentioned Matthew Butterick's fonts and his online "book" Practical Typography [1]—absolutely fantastic material there.

   Some concrete suggestions from me:

   - Fira Sans [2] is a lovely, legible sans-serif font that's free and incredibly easy-to-read. This would make a fine body font.

   - Source Sans [3] is another good sans-serif that might be closer to your current font. It's about as readable as Fira, but it's a little less warm imo.

   - Make your line length a little narrower and your line spacing (i.e. leading) just a hair wider—that will do wonders for readability.

   Definitely check out Practical Typography for more tips from a real professional.

   Thanks for the blog post!

   [1]: https://practicaltypography.com/

   [2]: https://carrois.com/fira/

   [3]: https://github.com/adobe-fonts/source-sans

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3. keaneJul 2026
   Butterick’s probably serves as the canonical online resource for that: https://practicaltypography.com/hyphens-and-dashes.html
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4. zbikowskiJun 2026
   https://edwardtufte.github.io/tufte-css/ - book design adapted for web

   https://practicaltypography.com/ - tons of practical advice on typefaces and text-based UX

   https://harmful.cat-v.org/ - more of a "website-style" layout than the above two

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5. willturmanMar 2026
   I recently discovered Practical Typography [1] and Typography for Lawyers [2] by Matthew Butterick which have changed the way I've approached presenting information. I would highly recommend each for anyone who uses text to communicate. Butterick is a Tufte for text.

   [1] https://practicaltypography.com

   [2] https://typographyforlawyers.com.

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6. nicbouJan 2026
   In this case Apple has cared about typography since its very beginning. Steve Jobs obsessed over it. The OS also replaces simple quotes with fancier ones.

   I do the same on my websites. It's embedded into my static site generator.

   Very related: https://practicaltypography.com/

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