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Ask HN: Should websites on desktop have a default font larger than 16px/1rem? (derp.foo)
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I feel like on mobile 16px/1rem is perfect, but on desktop it may be too small.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

no

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

No, make everything relative to 1rem and test with different zoom levels. There is nothing more annoying than a site that does not change paragraph width when you zoom in. Also, I am using custom font sizes / zoom levels because of reading difficulties, having to adjust settings is annoying.