That said, how would your site look if body text was 16px?
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In this article, you'll understand why 16 pixels should generally be the minimum size for body copy in modern Web design.
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Thanks for that <span class="proflinkWrapper"><span class="proflinkPrefix">+</span>Markos Giannopoulos</span> I tend to agree and have recently felt that my copy needed some physical (read: font) growth, especially for key points and copy I didn't want readers to skim over. Interestingly, if you look at my last blog post at http://messagingtimes.com, you will notice my shift to a larger font.