Web Typography in CSS 3

If you're a typography nut, you might be interested in adding your thoughts to the discussion around the CSS 3 specification. Jason Cranford Teague has put out a call for feedback on some of the draft CSS 3 modules, specifically the Fonts and Web Fonts modules.

So, what’s the difference between CSS Fonts and CSS Web Fonts except for the word “Web”? Let me tell you about them:

• The CSS Fonts module defines how type is displayed on the page; which font is used, it’s size, and how it is styled (bold, italics, small-caps, etc…). Font styles effect how the individual glyphs are displayed whereas text styles (such as underline) and applied evenly across all glyphs.
• The CSS Web Fonts module details how you download a font file for use in a Web page, just like you would download images. It also includes the ability to better match fonts for your design with those that are available to the end-user or even synthesize them on the fly.

Go and have your say now, otherwise I shall personally berate anybody who complains about CSS 3 once it becomes the de-facto standard.

Web Typography: Tell Me What You Want

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