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Font Size, Line Height and Line Length: How to Make Website Text Easy to Read

Body text at 16px or larger, a line height of about 1.5, lines of 45 to 75 characters and a contrast of at least 4.5:1, set in rem so the reader can still enlarge it. Where each number comes from, what design systems use, the CSS, and a ten-minute test for your own pages.

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The 6 Website Accessibility Errors Behind 96% of Detected Errors, and How to Fix Each

WebAIM tested one million home pages in 2026 and found 95.9% with detected WCAG failures. Six errors make up 96% of what was detected, and each has a small, concrete fix.

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