Use at least a 12-point font Usability Guideline
Description
Use at least a 12-point font on all web pages.
Help
For users over age 65, it may be better to use at least fourteen-point fonts. Never use less than nine-point font on a Web site. The following are all smaller than 12 point:
- <p style="font-size: 11pt;" >
- <p style="font-size: 15px;" >
- <p style="font-size: small;" >
- <font size="2" >
- <font size="-1" >
Applicable standards
Note: The guidelines.usability.gov website has been down since July 2020, although www.usability.gov is still operating and the PDF version of the guidelines is still available.
Change history
- 6.53 Jul 2024 Improved detection.
- 5.27 Oct 2017 Fixed false positive on @media print.
- 5.21 Mar 2016 Fixed false positive.
- 4.2 Dec 2010 Fixed false positive.
- 1.0 Feb 2007 Added.
This page describes a web site issue detected in HTML documents by SortSite Desktop and OnDemand Suite.
Rule ID: UseGov11.8