I wrote an article for @piccalil.li about aligning text on the web. It's a deep dive into what makes up the problematic extra space in text boxes (with a little typeface anatomy thrown in), and why I'm excited about text-box-trim as a solution. piccalil.li/blog/why-im-... - ThreadSky

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jasonbradberry.bsky.social • 73 days ago

I wrote an article for @piccalil.li about aligning text on the web.

It's a deep dive into what makes up the problematic extra space in text boxes (with a little typeface anatomy thrown in), and why I'm excited about text-box-trim as a solution.

https://piccalil.li/blog/why-im-excited-about-text-box-trim-as-a-designer/

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nileshprajapati.bsky.social•72 days ago

Great article. Is there any reason you went with the figure rather than the figcaption element?

ash.pink•73 days ago

Great article, Jason! So happy we finally have this capability 💖.

jasonbradberry.bsky.social•73 days ago

It’s still in draft, but fingers here’s hoping it lands soon 🙏

ash.pink•73 days ago

Ah, I missed that detail. First started following along back when it was called `leading-trim` (four years ago! https://medium.com/microsoft-design/leading-trim-the-future-of-digital-typesetting-d082d84b202).

With all the recent buzz, I assumed it had landed in a stable state.

jasonbradberry.bsky.social•73 days ago

Yeah I wanted to write something about the problem it’s solving, because it’s going to make such a big difference to web typography.

ash.pink•73 days ago

Yes! This conundrum has haunted me basically forever.

jasonbradberry.bsky.social•73 days ago

Exactly. It’s such a tricky problem because of the way spacing works within fonts.

tyfromtheinternet.com•72 days ago

This is super helpful. thank you!

jasonbradberry.bsky.social•72 days ago

Glad to hear it!

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