On Sep 18, 2:52 pm, Tedel <simply.te...@gmail.com> wrote:
> That said, would you recommend switching to something more like font-
> size: 8pt; ?

There are so many variables here, it's impossible to give you a
straight answer.

Let's say that you're using the font family Times New Roman first, and
the backup font is Arial. By design, Arial is a much larger font than
TNR, so what looks good for one will look horrible for the other.

So the first question is, what font face are you using?

The second question is, are we to assume that this font is for general
reading, and not headlines, etc? If so, it's not necessarily a good
idea to use CSS to lock in a font size, otherwise it's more difficult
for the average user to increase the font size if they can't read it.
It's better to just use the HTML size attribute:

<font family="Arial" size="-1">

size="0" is the same as saying "use the default," so it's unnecessary.
-1 drops it a little smaller than the default, and -2 makes it very
small. By the same token, +1 makes it bigger, and +2 makes it even
bigger.

IMHO, CSS is great for areas that you want to look exactly a certain
way (like a headline or a sponsor ad), but for general text, it's
smarter to stay away from it.

- Jason