1 Corinthians 2:11 - For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man’s spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.

Text / Fonts

Make it easy to read your content. Don’t try to be ‘different’ with fonts.

serif fonts and italics are hard to read on the Web so always use sans-serif fonts (e.g. Verdana, Arial)
your font might not be available on a users' browser - set a font family for browsers to default to
don’t use more than 3 different fonts on a page - it looks messy
avoid using scrolling text - it takes emphasis off what you’re saying and is not accessible to many users
make text easier to read by ensuring a good contrast between the text and the page background
people may change the font size to suit their needs – make sure the text suits your page design when both big and small text is used

People don’t read on the Web, they scan. Plan your text layout to suit.

sentences that span the page are boring to read – keep to less than 60–75 characters per line
use headings and groupings to break up big blocks of text
always left-justify blocks of text – it’s easier to scan than centred text

Other Text Tips

don’t use “tiny text” – you could get banned from search engines
DON’T SHOUT AT PEOPLE WITH CAPS and exclamation marks!
get someone else to check your spelling - don’t rely on yourself or spellcheckers

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Jakob Nielson
Jakob Nielsen is a Danish web usability consultant. He writes a fortnightly newsletter, Alertbox, on web design matters and has published several books on the subject of web design.

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