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#lang pollen
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◊(define-meta title "point size")
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◊hanging-topic[(topic-from-metas metas)]{Smaller on paper; bigger on screen}
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The ◊em{point size} of your text can be smaller than you think. The optimal point size for ◊xref{body text} in printed documents is 10–12 point.
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While courts often require text to be set at 12 point — and sometimes larger — it’s not the most comfortable size for reading. If you compare a court filing with the average book, newspaper, or magazine, you’ll notice that the text in the filing is larger.
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◊(omission)
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It’s very difficult to find a professionally designed book, newspaper, or magazine with 12-point body text. One major reason is cost — bigger point sizes require more paper.
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But I can’t guarantee 12 point will always look too big. That’s because the point-size system is not absolute — different fonts set at the same point size won’t necessarily appear the same on the page.
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That means you need to let your eyes be the judge. Don’t just rely on the point size.
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