Re:Ask HN: Why do most websites not justify their text?
by swiley on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @06:23AM
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This depends on the font size and even then I regularly read standard ebooks in elinks on my pinephone at night with a width of something like 20 chars because xterm is so zoomed.
And I like it!
Justification falls apart on mobile web where too few words can fit on a line and then you get big gaps between words.
On longer lines, a ragged right edge makes a good visual guide to keep the eye on the right line while reading a wide justified paragraph is hard to keep track of while reading.
https://medium.com/@meetchopz/10-bad-typography-habits-that-...