Practical Typography

Professional typography guidance based on Matthew Butterick's Practical Typography.

Quick Reference

For typography rules and guidelines, read references/key-rules.md.

Core Principles

Typography quality is determined by:

1. Body text (most important—there's more of it than anything else)
2. Point size, line spacing, line length, font
3. Professional fonts over system fonts
4. Consistency in formatting choices

Common Use Cases