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diff --git a/build/ndenting-text-with-css/index.html b/build/ndenting-text-with-css/index.html index 2687284..0bec7f0 100644 --- a/build/ndenting-text-with-css/index.html +++ b/build/ndenting-text-with-css/index.html @@ -1,48 +1,60 @@ <!doctype html> -<html lang="en" id="top"> +<html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <link rel="icon" href="data:,"> <title>CSS: Indenting Text</title> - <link href="https://bt.ht/atom.xml" type="application/atom+xml" rel="alternate" title="Atom feed for blog posts" /> - <style>*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{font-family:sans-serif;margin:0 auto;max-width:650px;padding:1rem;}img{max-width:100%;}pre{overflow:auto;}table{text-align:left;width:100%;}</style> + <link href="/atom.xml" type="application/atom+xml" rel="alternate" title="Atom feed for blog posts" /> + <link href="/rss.xml" type="application/rss+xml" rel="alternate" title="RSS feed for blog posts" /> +<style>*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{font-family:sans-serif;line-height:1.33;margin:0 auto;max-width:650px;padding:1rem;}img{max-width:100%;}pre{border:1px solid;overflow:auto;padding:5px;}table{text-align:left;width:100%;}.footnotes{font-size:90%;}</style> </head> <nav> - <a href="#menu">Menu ↓</a> + <a href="#menu">Menu ↓</a> </nav> <main> -<h1>CSS: Indenting Text</h1> +<h1 id="css-indenting-text">CSS: Indenting Text</h1> + <p>2019-04-05</p> -<p>A lot of developers tend to do the bare minimum when it comes to implementing proper website typography. This isn't an insult - I'm happy that typography is given any thought at all during development, I just believe more can always be done to improve upon it.</p> -<p>In today's <em>TypeTip</em> we're going to play around with the <code>text-indent</code> property, look into when it's best to use it and how to implement it properly.</p> -<h2>The property and browser support</h2> + +<p>A lot of developers tend to do the bare minimum when it comes to implementing proper website typography. This isn’t an insult - I’m happy that typography is given any thought at all during development, I just believe more can always be done to improve upon it.</p> + +<p>In today’s <em>TypeTip</em> we’re going to play around with the <code>text-indent</code> property, look into when it’s best to use it and how to implement it properly.</p> + +<h2 id="the-property-and-browser-support">The property and browser support</h2> + <p>Browser support is actually pretty great for such a regularly over-looked CSS property. All major desktop and mobile browsers support it:</p> -<p><figure> - <img src="/public/images/text-indent-compatibility.webp" alt="Text indent browser compatibility"> - <figcaption>Full support across all browsers.</figcaption> -</figure></p> -<p>Now that doesn't mean you should just slap this property on all your type elements and call it a day - there are specific use cases for <code>text-indent</code> and some basic rules to follow:</p> -<h2>Use Cases</h2> + +<p>Now that doesn’t mean you should just slap this property on all your type elements and call it a day - there are specific use cases for <code>text-indent</code> and some basic rules to follow:</p> + +<h2 id="use-cases">Use Cases</h2> + <ol> <li>Increasing readability of large text blocks that would otherwise overwhelm the reader</li> <li>Replicating book or report typography layouts</li> </ol> -<h2>Basic Rules</h2> + +<h2 id="basic-rules">Basic Rules</h2> + <ol> <li>Best to set this property on inner type children only - meaning items like <code>p</code> or <code>blockquotes</code> instead of main headings</li> -<li>When used on paragraph tags it's best to target only <code>p</code> elements that directly follow a sibling tag (see "The CSS" below)</li> +<li>When used on paragraph tags it’s best to target only <code>p</code> elements that directly follow a sibling tag (see “The CSS” below)</li> </ol> -<h2>The CSS</h2> + +<h2 id="the-css">The CSS</h2> + <p>Adding the property is extremely trivial, all you need is the following:</p> -<pre><code>/* Best practice for paragraphs */ + +<pre><code>/* Best practice for paragraphs */ p + p { - text-indent: 1rem; /* whatever you want */ + text-indent: 1rem; /* whatever you want */ } </code></pre> -<h2>Let's see it in action</h2> + +<h2 id="lets-see-it-in-action">Let’s see it in action</h2> + <p><a href="https://codepen.io/bradleytaunt/pen/OGXLEd/">Live CodePen Example</a></p> <footer role="contentinfo"> <h2>Menu Navigation</h2> |