Re:Show HN: Neat, the Minimalist CSS Framework
by alwillis on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @04:42PM
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> system-ui is not suitable for general web content. Apps might have an argument for using it, but general web content should not use it.
I emphatically disagree.
On most platforms, font-family: sans-serif results in Helvética or even worse, Arial, which weren’t created with with the web or screens in mind.
One could argue that a website that has any interactive elements is an app; in 2023, that’s a distinction without a difference. system-ui would work fine for an app or a website.
system-ui also gets a developer great typographical features—optical sizing, extensive internationalization support, small caps, ordinals, etc.—“for free” on current platforms without breaking anything and without downloading a font.
I emphatically disagree.
On most platforms, font-family: sans-serif results in Helvética or even worse, Arial, which weren’t created with with the web or screens in mind.
One could argue that a website that has any interactive elements is an app; in 2023, that’s a distinction without a difference. system-ui would work fine for an app or a website.
system-ui also gets a developer great typographical features—optical sizing, extensive internationalization support, small caps, ordinals, etc.—“for free” on current platforms without breaking anything and without downloading a font.