I think this (using small font sizes) is really a design choice. Web design done properly (according to W3C WAI guidelines: http://w3.org/TR/WCAG10/) will ensure that there are no issues with deprecated font sizes (which render it difficult for users to control size themselves, important for those with any kind of visual impairment). Often designers want things to look good - using small, gray font, for example - that may make it difficult for people to read. I often ask my designers to think about whether their grandparents will be able to read small text used on their pages. If CSS is used then there shouldn't be any accessibility issues. Robert Rosemary Agbonlahor wrote:
Hello all,
Does anyone know why some websites use very small Arial type fonts? I asked a colleague and he said it was so as to get as much information as possible on a page. Have there been studies in this area?
Thanks a lot,
Rosemary
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