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-# Typography Systems for Web UI
-
-A deep reference for building consistent, accessible, and visually compelling typography in production web interfaces.
-
----
-
-## Modular Scale
-
-A modular scale establishes a mathematical relationship between type sizes, making every heading and body size feel intentional rather than arbitrary. The scale is driven by a **base size** (typically 16px) and a **ratio** that multiplies or divides to produce each step.
-
-Common ratios:
-- **1.25** (Major Third) — subtle, compact; good for dense UIs and dashboards
-- **1.333** (Perfect Fourth) — balanced; versatile across marketing and application UIs
-- **1.414** (Augmented Fourth / √2) — noticeable contrast; suits editorial layouts
-- **1.5** (Perfect Fifth) — dramatic; use for landing pages, not data-heavy apps
-
-**Limit yourself to five sizes or fewer.** Each size must serve a clear semantic role:
-
-| Token       | Role              | 1.25 ratio | 1.333 ratio |
-|-------------|-------------------|------------|-------------|
-| `display`   | Hero headlines    | ~39px      | ~48px       |
-| `h1`        | Page title        | ~31px      | ~36px       |
-| `h2`        | Section heading   | ~25px      | ~27px       |
-| `body`      | Reading text      | 16px       | 16px        |
-| `small`     | Captions, labels  | ~13px      | ~12px       |
-
-**Tailwind CSS approach** using CSS custom properties:
-
-```css
-/* globals.css */
-:root {
-  --text-display: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 2.441rem);
-  --text-h1:      clamp(1.75rem, 4vw, 1.953rem);
-  --text-h2:      clamp(1.375rem, 3vw, 1.563rem);
-  --text-body:    1rem;
-  --text-small:   0.8rem;
-}
-```
-
-```js
-// tailwind.config.js
-module.exports = {
-  theme: {
-    extend: {
-      fontSize: {
-        display: 'var(--text-display)',
-        h1:      'var(--text-h1)',
-        h2:      'var(--text-h2)',
-        body:    'var(--text-body)',
-        small:   'var(--text-small)',
-      },
-    },
-  },
-}
-```
-
-**DO:** Pick one ratio and apply it globally. Consistency builds visual rhythm.
-
-**DON'T:** Mix ratios or hand-pick arbitrary pixel values (e.g., 14, 17, 22, 28, 38). This creates visual noise that readers feel even when they cannot name it.
-
----
-
-## Line Height
-
-Line height (leading) controls the breathing room between lines of text. Too tight and lines collide; too loose and the text reads as disconnected fragments.
-
-**Recommended values:**
-
-| Context         | Line Height Range | Reasoning                                          |
-|-----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
-| Body text       | 1.5 – 1.75        | Sustained reading needs air; 1.6 is a safe default |
-| Headings        | 1.1 – 1.3         | Short lines at large sizes; tighter leading feels intentional |
-| Captions/labels | 1.3 – 1.5         | Short, single-line; slightly relaxed helps scanning |
-
-The reason headings use tighter leading: at large sizes the optical gap between lines grows significantly. A display heading at 40px with `line-height: 1.5` produces 20px of space — far too much for two or three words.
-
-**React + Tailwind implementation:**
-
-```tsx
-// Typography.tsx
-const styles = {
-  display: 'text-display leading-[1.1] font-bold',
-  h1:      'text-h1 leading-[1.2] font-semibold',
-  h2:      'text-h2 leading-[1.3] font-semibold',
-  body:    'text-body leading-relaxed',   // Tailwind: 1.625
-  small:   'text-small leading-snug',     // Tailwind: 1.375
-} as const
-
-type TypographyVariant = keyof typeof styles
-
-interface Props {
-  as?: React.ElementType
-  variant: TypographyVariant
-  children: React.ReactNode
-  className?: string
-}
-
-export function Text({ as: Tag = 'p', variant, children, className }: Props): React.ReactElement {
-  return <Tag className={`${styles[variant]} ${className ?? ''}`}>{children}</Tag>
-}
-```
-
-**DO:** Set heading line height in unitless values (e.g., `1.2`) so it scales proportionally with font size.
-
-**DON'T:** Use fixed pixel line heights (e.g., `line-height: 24px`) on headings — they break when font size changes.
-
----
-
-## Line Length
-
-The measure (line length) is the single most impactful readability setting that developers routinely ignore. The optimal range for sustained reading is **45 to 75 characters**, with **65ch** as the recommended default.
-
-Why this range? The eye must travel back to find the next line. Too short (under 45ch) causes excessive eye movement; too long (over 90ch) makes it easy to lose the current line.
-
-**Framework-agnostic CSS:**
-
-```css
-.prose {
-  max-width: 65ch;
-}
-```
-
-**Important:** `ch` is the width of the "0" character in the current font. At 16px in most system fonts this approximates 8–9px per character, making `65ch` roughly 520–585px — which aligns with most article layouts.
-
-**Tailwind utility:**
-
-```tsx
-<article className="max-w-prose mx-auto px-4">
-  {/* Tailwind's max-w-prose = 65ch */}
-  <p className="text-body leading-relaxed">{content}</p>
-</article>
-```
-
-Tailwind's built-in `max-w-prose` is exactly `65ch`. Use it for all long-form text containers.
-
-**Special cases:**
-- **Navigation and UI labels:** No line-length constraint; they are not reading contexts.
-- **Captions under images:** Allow the caption to match the image width, which may exceed 65ch. This is intentional — captions are scanned, not read.
-- **Data tables:** Disable max-width on table cells; column widths are data-driven.
-
-**DO:** Apply `max-width: 65ch` to every article, blog post, and form description paragraph.
-
-**DON'T:** Constrain the entire page layout to 65ch — constrain only the text container within it.
-
----
-
-## Font Pairing
-
-Pairing two typefaces creates typographic contrast that signals hierarchy without relying on size alone. The guiding principle is **contrast through difference, harmony through relationship**.
-
-**Contrast principle:** Pair a serif with a sans-serif. Their structural difference is immediately legible, signaling "this is a heading" versus "this is body text" even before the reader processes the size difference.
-
-**X-height matching:** When two typefaces share a similar x-height (the height of lowercase letters relative to the cap height), they feel proportionally balanced when placed side by side. Mismatched x-heights make one font look shrunken next to the other even at identical `font-size`.
-
-**Reliable pairing patterns:**
-
-| Heading (serif)         | Body (sans-serif)       | Character                        |
-|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
-| Playfair Display        | Source Sans Pro         | Editorial, editorial-minimal     |
-| Merriweather            | Inter                   | Legible, neutral, very readable  |
-| Georgia (system)        | -apple-system stack     | Zero-load, high compatibility    |
-
-**Inverse approach — sans heading + body serif:**
-
-| Heading (sans-serif)    | Body (serif)            | Character                        |
-|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
-| Inter                   | Georgia                 | Modern with warmth               |
-| DM Sans                 | Lora                    | Friendly + literary              |
-
-**Tailwind implementation:**
-
-```css
-/* globals.css */
-@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Playfair+Display:wght@700&family=Inter:wght@400;500&display=swap');
-
-:root {
-  --font-heading: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif;
-  --font-body:    'Inter', system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
-}
-```
-
-```js
-// tailwind.config.js
-module.exports = {
-  theme: {
-    extend: {
-      fontFamily: {
-        heading: 'var(--font-heading)',
-        body:    'var(--font-body)',
-      },
-    },
-  },
-}
-```
-
-**DO:** Test the pairing at actual content — not just "Aa". Real words reveal whether x-heights are compatible.
-
-**DON'T:** Pair two decorative or expressive typefaces. One of the pair must be neutral.
-
----
-
-## Font Loading
-
-How fonts load directly affects Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) and First Contentful Paint (FCP). Poor loading causes text to flash invisible or reflow the layout.
-
-**WOFF2 first:** WOFF2 provides 30% better compression than WOFF and is supported by all modern browsers. Always list WOFF2 as the first format source.
-
-```css
-@font-face {
-  font-family: 'Inter';
-  src:
-    url('/fonts/inter-v13-latin-regular.woff2') format('woff2'),
-    url('/fonts/inter-v13-latin-regular.woff')  format('woff');
-  font-weight: 400;
-  font-style: normal;
-  font-display: swap;
-}
-```
-
-**`font-display: swap`:** Immediately renders fallback text using the system font, then swaps to the web font once it loads. This eliminates the invisible text flash (FOIT) at the cost of a brief layout shift (FOTS). For most interfaces, this trade-off favors readability.
-
-`font-display` options:
-- `swap` — show fallback immediately, swap when ready (recommended for body text)
-- `optional` — browser may not load if connection is slow (good for decorative fonts)
-- `block` — brief invisible period (avoid; harms perceived performance)
-
-**Subsetting:** Google Fonts and custom font files include glyphs for dozens of languages you may not need. Use `unicode-range` or a subsetting tool (e.g., `pyftsubset`, Fonttools) to ship only the characters your UI uses.
-
-```css
-@font-face {
-  font-family: 'Inter';
-  src: url('/fonts/inter-latin.woff2') format('woff2');
-  unicode-range: U+0020-007F, U+00A0-00FF; /* Basic Latin + Latin-1 */
-  font-display: swap;
-}
-```
-
-**Preloading critical fonts:**
-
-```html
-<link
-  rel="preload"
-  href="/fonts/inter-latin.woff2"
-  as="font"
-  type="font/woff2"
-  crossorigin
-/>
-```
-
-Preload only 1–2 fonts (the ones used above the fold). Preloading everything defeats the purpose.
-
-**Next.js / React approach using `next/font`:**
-
-```tsx
-// app/layout.tsx
-import { Inter, Playfair_Display } from 'next/font/google'
-
-const inter = Inter({
-  subsets: ['latin'],
-  variable: '--font-body',
-  display: 'swap',
-})
-
-const playfair = Playfair_Display({
-  subsets: ['latin'],
-  variable: '--font-heading',
-  display: 'swap',
-  weight: ['700'],
-})
-
-export default function RootLayout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }): React.ReactElement {
-  return (
-    <html lang="en" className={`${inter.variable} ${playfair.variable}`}>
-      <body>{children}</body>
-    </html>
-  )
-}
-```
-
-**DO:** Self-host fonts or use `next/font` (which inlines critical CSS and serves from the same origin). Both eliminate cross-origin DNS lookup latency.
-
-**DON'T:** Load four weights of a font when you use two. Each weight is a separate network request.
-
----
-
-## OpenType Features
-
-OpenType features are typographic refinements baked into font files but disabled by default. Enabling them selectively improves quality without adding weight.
-
-**CSS property:** `font-feature-settings`
-
-Syntax uses four-letter feature tags as strings:
-
-```css
-.prose {
-  font-feature-settings:
-    "kern" 1,   /* Kerning — always enable */
-    "liga" 1,   /* Standard ligatures (fi, fl, ff) */
-    "calt" 1;   /* Contextual alternates */
-}
-```
-
-**Key features for UI work:**
-
-| Feature tag | Name                  | Use case                                         |
-|-------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
-| `kern`      | Kerning               | Always on; adjusts letter spacing between pairs  |
-| `liga`      | Standard ligatures    | Body text; replaces fi, fl, ff with single glyphs|
-| `tnum`      | Tabular numbers       | Data tables, pricing, financial figures           |
-| `onum`      | Oldstyle numbers      | Body text; numbers that sit within lowercase flow|
-| `lnum`      | Lining numbers        | Headings; all-caps contexts                      |
-| `frac`      | Fractions             | Recipe text, measurements                        |
-| `smcp`      | Small caps            | Acronyms in body text (CIA, NASA)                |
-
-**Tabular numbers are critical for tables:**
-
-```tsx
-// PriceCell.tsx
-interface PriceCellProps {
-  amount: number
-  currency?: string
-}
-
-export function PriceCell({ amount, currency = 'USD' }: PriceCellProps): React.ReactElement {
-  const formatted = new Intl.NumberFormat('en-US', {
-    style: 'currency',
-    currency,
-    minimumFractionDigits: 2,
-  }).format(amount)
-
-  return (
-    <td
-      className="text-right tabular-nums font-mono"
-      style={{ fontFeatureSettings: '"tnum" 1, "lnum" 1' }}
-    >
-      {formatted}
-    </td>
-  )
-}
-```
-
-Tailwind includes `tabular-nums` as a utility class (`font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums`), which is preferable to raw `font-feature-settings` when available.
-
-**DO:** Enable `tnum` on every number column in tables and dashboards. Proportional numbers in columns produce ragged alignment that erodes trust in data.
-
-**DON'T:** Enable `liga` on user-generated content or code blocks — ligatures can change the apparent character sequence.
-
----
-
-## Accessibility
-
-Typography accessibility is not an afterthought — it is a precondition. WCAG 2.1 AA defines minimum standards that protect users with low vision, cognitive differences, and situational impairments (bright sunlight, small screens).
-
-**Minimum body font size: 16px (1rem)**
-
-The browser default is 16px. Never override it downward with `html { font-size: 14px }` or similar. Many users set their browser base size larger for accessibility reasons — overriding it with a fixed pixel value breaks that accommodation.
-
-```css
-/* Correct: relative scaling respects user preferences */
-html {
-  font-size: 100%; /* = user's browser setting, typically 16px */
-}
-
-body {
-  font-size: 1rem; /* scales with html */
-}
-
-/* Wrong: locks out users who have set a larger base */
-html {
-  font-size: 14px;
-}
-```
-
-**Use `rem` for font sizes, `em` for component-local spacing:**
-
-```css
-/* rem: relative to root — good for font sizes, global spacing */
-h1 { font-size: 1.953rem; }
-
-/* em: relative to current font size — good for padding around text */
-button { padding: 0.5em 1em; }
-```
-
-**200% zoom support (WCAG 1.4.4 — Resize Text, Level AA):**
-
-Content must be readable and functional when the browser is zoomed to 200%. This requirement fails when:
-- Fixed-width containers clip text
-- Absolute-positioned overlays cover content
-- `overflow: hidden` truncates zoomed text
-
-Test by pressing `Cmd+` (Mac) or `Ctrl+` (Windows) five times and verifying no content is cut off.
-
-**Color contrast for text (WCAG 1.4.3 — Level AA):**
-
-| Text size           | Minimum contrast ratio |
-|--------------------|------------------------|
-| Normal text (<18pt) | 4.5:1                  |
-| Large text (≥18pt, or ≥14pt bold) | 3:1      |
-
-Common failure: light gray text on white for placeholder, caption, or disabled states.
-
-```tsx
-// Accessible caption: contrast ≥ 4.5:1 against white background
-// text-gray-500 (#6B7280) on white = 4.61:1 — passes AA
-// text-gray-400 (#9CA3AF) on white = 2.85:1 — fails AA
-
-<figcaption className="text-sm text-gray-500 mt-2">
-  Figure 1: Monthly active users by region
-</figcaption>
-```
-
-**Focus visibility for text links:** Links must have a visible focus indicator that does not rely on color alone. Do not remove `outline` without providing an equivalent visual replacement.
-
-**Letter spacing and `not-italic`:** Users with dyslexia benefit from increased letter spacing. Avoid reducing letter spacing below the font's default. The `prefers-reduced-motion` media query is unrelated to typography but lives in the same accessibility layer — be aware of it when using animated text effects.
-
-**Tailwind accessibility checklist for text:**
-
-```tsx
-// Accessible article layout
-<article className="
-  max-w-prose          /* 65ch line length */
-  mx-auto
-  px-4
-  text-base            /* 1rem = 16px */
-  leading-relaxed      /* 1.625 line height */
-  text-gray-900        /* high contrast on white */
-">
-  <h1 className="text-h1 leading-tight font-bold text-gray-950 mb-4">
-    {title}
-  </h1>
-  <p className="mb-4">{body}</p>
-  <small className="text-sm text-gray-500">{caption}</small>
-</article>
-```
-
-**DO:** Test your type scale with real browser zoom (200%), a screen reader, and a contrast checker on every text color in your design system.
-
-**DON'T:** Use `font-size` in `px` for body text. It severs the connection to the user's preferred base size and is a WCAG failure under 1.4.4.
-
----
-
-## Quick Reference
-
-| Setting         | Recommended Value     | WCAG Relevance         |
-|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
-| Body font size  | ≥ 1rem (≥ 16px)       | 1.4.4 Resize Text      |
-| Body line height| 1.5 – 1.75            | Readability (AAA: 1.5) |
-| Heading leading | 1.1 – 1.3             | —                      |
-| Line length     | 45–75ch, default 65ch | Readability (AAA: 80ch max) |
-| Scale sizes     | ≤ 5 steps             | —                      |
-| Font units      | `rem` for size        | 1.4.4 Resize Text      |
-| Normal text contrast | ≥ 4.5:1          | 1.4.3 Contrast (AA)    |
-| Large text contrast  | ≥ 3:1            | 1.4.3 Contrast (AA)    |
-| Font format     | WOFF2 first           | Performance            |
-| Font display    | `swap`                | Performance / CLS      |
+# Typography Systems for Web UI
+
+A deep reference for building consistent, accessible, and visually compelling typography in production web interfaces.
+
+---
+
+## Modular Scale
+
+A modular scale establishes a mathematical relationship between type sizes, making every heading and body size feel intentional rather than arbitrary. The scale is driven by a **base size** (typically 16px) and a **ratio** that multiplies or divides to produce each step.
+
+Common ratios:
+- **1.25** (Major Third) — subtle, compact; good for dense UIs and dashboards
+- **1.333** (Perfect Fourth) — balanced; versatile across marketing and application UIs
+- **1.414** (Augmented Fourth / √2) — noticeable contrast; suits editorial layouts
+- **1.5** (Perfect Fifth) — dramatic; use for landing pages, not data-heavy apps
+
+**Limit yourself to five sizes or fewer.** Each size must serve a clear semantic role:
+
+| Token       | Role              | 1.25 ratio | 1.333 ratio |
+|-------------|-------------------|------------|-------------|
+| `display`   | Hero headlines    | ~39px      | ~48px       |
+| `h1`        | Page title        | ~31px      | ~36px       |
+| `h2`        | Section heading   | ~25px      | ~27px       |
+| `body`      | Reading text      | 16px       | 16px        |
+| `small`     | Captions, labels  | ~13px      | ~12px       |
+
+**Tailwind CSS approach** using CSS custom properties:
+
+```css
+/* globals.css */
+:root {
+  --text-display: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 2.441rem);
+  --text-h1:      clamp(1.75rem, 4vw, 1.953rem);
+  --text-h2:      clamp(1.375rem, 3vw, 1.563rem);
+  --text-body:    1rem;
+  --text-small:   0.8rem;
+}
+```
+
+```js
+// tailwind.config.js
+module.exports = {
+  theme: {
+    extend: {
+      fontSize: {
+        display: 'var(--text-display)',
+        h1:      'var(--text-h1)',
+        h2:      'var(--text-h2)',
+        body:    'var(--text-body)',
+        small:   'var(--text-small)',
+      },
+    },
+  },
+}
+```
+
+**DO:** Pick one ratio and apply it globally. Consistency builds visual rhythm.
+
+**DON'T:** Mix ratios or hand-pick arbitrary pixel values (e.g., 14, 17, 22, 28, 38). This creates visual noise that readers feel even when they cannot name it.
+
+---
+
+## Line Height
+
+Line height (leading) controls the breathing room between lines of text. Too tight and lines collide; too loose and the text reads as disconnected fragments.
+
+**Recommended values:**
+
+| Context         | Line Height Range | Reasoning                                          |
+|-----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
+| Body text       | 1.5 – 1.75        | Sustained reading needs air; 1.6 is a safe default |
+| Headings        | 1.1 – 1.3         | Short lines at large sizes; tighter leading feels intentional |
+| Captions/labels | 1.3 – 1.5         | Short, single-line; slightly relaxed helps scanning |
+
+The reason headings use tighter leading: at large sizes the optical gap between lines grows significantly. A display heading at 40px with `line-height: 1.5` produces 20px of space — far too much for two or three words.
+
+**React + Tailwind implementation:**
+
+```tsx
+// Typography.tsx
+const styles = {
+  display: 'text-display leading-[1.1] font-bold',
+  h1:      'text-h1 leading-[1.2] font-semibold',
+  h2:      'text-h2 leading-[1.3] font-semibold',
+  body:    'text-body leading-relaxed',   // Tailwind: 1.625
+  small:   'text-small leading-snug',     // Tailwind: 1.375
+} as const
+
+type TypographyVariant = keyof typeof styles
+
+interface Props {
+  as?: React.ElementType
+  variant: TypographyVariant
+  children: React.ReactNode
+  className?: string
+}
+
+export function Text({ as: Tag = 'p', variant, children, className }: Props): React.ReactElement {
+  return <Tag className={`${styles[variant]} ${className ?? ''}`}>{children}</Tag>
+}
+```
+
+**DO:** Set heading line height in unitless values (e.g., `1.2`) so it scales proportionally with font size.
+
+**DON'T:** Use fixed pixel line heights (e.g., `line-height: 24px`) on headings — they break when font size changes.
+
+---
+
+## Line Length
+
+The measure (line length) is the single most impactful readability setting that developers routinely ignore. The optimal range for sustained reading is **45 to 75 characters**, with **65ch** as the recommended default.
+
+Why this range? The eye must travel back to find the next line. Too short (under 45ch) causes excessive eye movement; too long (over 90ch) makes it easy to lose the current line.
+
+**Framework-agnostic CSS:**
+
+```css
+.prose {
+  max-width: 65ch;
+}
+```
+
+**Important:** `ch` is the width of the "0" character in the current font. At 16px in most system fonts this approximates 8–9px per character, making `65ch` roughly 520–585px — which aligns with most article layouts.
+
+**Tailwind utility:**
+
+```tsx
+<article className="max-w-prose mx-auto px-4">
+  {/* Tailwind's max-w-prose = 65ch */}
+  <p className="text-body leading-relaxed">{content}</p>
+</article>
+```
+
+Tailwind's built-in `max-w-prose` is exactly `65ch`. Use it for all long-form text containers.
+
+**Special cases:**
+- **Navigation and UI labels:** No line-length constraint; they are not reading contexts.
+- **Captions under images:** Allow the caption to match the image width, which may exceed 65ch. This is intentional — captions are scanned, not read.
+- **Data tables:** Disable max-width on table cells; column widths are data-driven.
+
+**DO:** Apply `max-width: 65ch` to every article, blog post, and form description paragraph.
+
+**DON'T:** Constrain the entire page layout to 65ch — constrain only the text container within it.
+
+---
+
+## Font Pairing
+
+Pairing two typefaces creates typographic contrast that signals hierarchy without relying on size alone. The guiding principle is **contrast through difference, harmony through relationship**.
+
+**Contrast principle:** Pair a serif with a sans-serif. Their structural difference is immediately legible, signaling "this is a heading" versus "this is body text" even before the reader processes the size difference.
+
+**X-height matching:** When two typefaces share a similar x-height (the height of lowercase letters relative to the cap height), they feel proportionally balanced when placed side by side. Mismatched x-heights make one font look shrunken next to the other even at identical `font-size`.
+
+**Reliable pairing patterns:**
+
+| Heading (serif)         | Body (sans-serif)       | Character                        |
+|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
+| Playfair Display        | Source Sans Pro         | Editorial, editorial-minimal     |
+| Merriweather            | Inter                   | Legible, neutral, very readable  |
+| Georgia (system)        | -apple-system stack     | Zero-load, high compatibility    |
+
+**Inverse approach — sans heading + body serif:**
+
+| Heading (sans-serif)    | Body (serif)            | Character                        |
+|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
+| Inter                   | Georgia                 | Modern with warmth               |
+| DM Sans                 | Lora                    | Friendly + literary              |
+
+**Tailwind implementation:**
+
+```css
+/* globals.css */
+@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Playfair+Display:wght@700&family=Inter:wght@400;500&display=swap');
+
+:root {
+  --font-heading: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif;
+  --font-body:    'Inter', system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
+}
+```
+
+```js
+// tailwind.config.js
+module.exports = {
+  theme: {
+    extend: {
+      fontFamily: {
+        heading: 'var(--font-heading)',
+        body:    'var(--font-body)',
+      },
+    },
+  },
+}
+```
+
+**DO:** Test the pairing at actual content — not just "Aa". Real words reveal whether x-heights are compatible.
+
+**DON'T:** Pair two decorative or expressive typefaces. One of the pair must be neutral.
+
+---
+
+## Font Loading
+
+How fonts load directly affects Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) and First Contentful Paint (FCP). Poor loading causes text to flash invisible or reflow the layout.
+
+**WOFF2 first:** WOFF2 provides 30% better compression than WOFF and is supported by all modern browsers. Always list WOFF2 as the first format source.
+
+```css
+@font-face {
+  font-family: 'Inter';
+  src:
+    url('/fonts/inter-v13-latin-regular.woff2') format('woff2'),
+    url('/fonts/inter-v13-latin-regular.woff')  format('woff');
+  font-weight: 400;
+  font-style: normal;
+  font-display: swap;
+}
+```
+
+**`font-display: swap`:** Immediately renders fallback text using the system font, then swaps to the web font once it loads. This eliminates the invisible text flash (FOIT) at the cost of a brief layout shift (FOTS). For most interfaces, this trade-off favors readability.
+
+`font-display` options:
+- `swap` — show fallback immediately, swap when ready (recommended for body text)
+- `optional` — browser may not load if connection is slow (good for decorative fonts)
+- `block` — brief invisible period (avoid; harms perceived performance)
+
+**Subsetting:** Google Fonts and custom font files include glyphs for dozens of languages you may not need. Use `unicode-range` or a subsetting tool (e.g., `pyftsubset`, Fonttools) to ship only the characters your UI uses.
+
+```css
+@font-face {
+  font-family: 'Inter';
+  src: url('/fonts/inter-latin.woff2') format('woff2');
+  unicode-range: U+0020-007F, U+00A0-00FF; /* Basic Latin + Latin-1 */
+  font-display: swap;
+}
+```
+
+**Preloading critical fonts:**
+
+```html
+<link
+  rel="preload"
+  href="/fonts/inter-latin.woff2"
+  as="font"
+  type="font/woff2"
+  crossorigin
+/>
+```
+
+Preload only 1–2 fonts (the ones used above the fold). Preloading everything defeats the purpose.
+
+**Next.js / React approach using `next/font`:**
+
+```tsx
+// app/layout.tsx
+import { Inter, Playfair_Display } from 'next/font/google'
+
+const inter = Inter({
+  subsets: ['latin'],
+  variable: '--font-body',
+  display: 'swap',
+})
+
+const playfair = Playfair_Display({
+  subsets: ['latin'],
+  variable: '--font-heading',
+  display: 'swap',
+  weight: ['700'],
+})
+
+export default function RootLayout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }): React.ReactElement {
+  return (
+    <html lang="en" className={`${inter.variable} ${playfair.variable}`}>
+      <body>{children}</body>
+    </html>
+  )
+}
+```
+
+**DO:** Self-host fonts or use `next/font` (which inlines critical CSS and serves from the same origin). Both eliminate cross-origin DNS lookup latency.
+
+**DON'T:** Load four weights of a font when you use two. Each weight is a separate network request.
+
+---
+
+## OpenType Features
+
+OpenType features are typographic refinements baked into font files but disabled by default. Enabling them selectively improves quality without adding weight.
+
+**CSS property:** `font-feature-settings`
+
+Syntax uses four-letter feature tags as strings:
+
+```css
+.prose {
+  font-feature-settings:
+    "kern" 1,   /* Kerning — always enable */
+    "liga" 1,   /* Standard ligatures (fi, fl, ff) */
+    "calt" 1;   /* Contextual alternates */
+}
+```
+
+**Key features for UI work:**
+
+| Feature tag | Name                  | Use case                                         |
+|-------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
+| `kern`      | Kerning               | Always on; adjusts letter spacing between pairs  |
+| `liga`      | Standard ligatures    | Body text; replaces fi, fl, ff with single glyphs|
+| `tnum`      | Tabular numbers       | Data tables, pricing, financial figures           |
+| `onum`      | Oldstyle numbers      | Body text; numbers that sit within lowercase flow|
+| `lnum`      | Lining numbers        | Headings; all-caps contexts                      |
+| `frac`      | Fractions             | Recipe text, measurements                        |
+| `smcp`      | Small caps            | Acronyms in body text (CIA, NASA)                |
+
+**Tabular numbers are critical for tables:**
+
+```tsx
+// PriceCell.tsx
+interface PriceCellProps {
+  amount: number
+  currency?: string
+}
+
+export function PriceCell({ amount, currency = 'USD' }: PriceCellProps): React.ReactElement {
+  const formatted = new Intl.NumberFormat('en-US', {
+    style: 'currency',
+    currency,
+    minimumFractionDigits: 2,
+  }).format(amount)
+
+  return (
+    <td
+      className="text-right tabular-nums font-mono"
+      style={{ fontFeatureSettings: '"tnum" 1, "lnum" 1' }}
+    >
+      {formatted}
+    </td>
+  )
+}
+```
+
+Tailwind includes `tabular-nums` as a utility class (`font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums`), which is preferable to raw `font-feature-settings` when available.
+
+**DO:** Enable `tnum` on every number column in tables and dashboards. Proportional numbers in columns produce ragged alignment that erodes trust in data.
+
+**DON'T:** Enable `liga` on user-generated content or code blocks — ligatures can change the apparent character sequence.
+
+---
+
+## Accessibility
+
+Typography accessibility is not an afterthought — it is a precondition. WCAG 2.1 AA defines minimum standards that protect users with low vision, cognitive differences, and situational impairments (bright sunlight, small screens).
+
+**Minimum body font size: 16px (1rem)**
+
+The browser default is 16px. Never override it downward with `html { font-size: 14px }` or similar. Many users set their browser base size larger for accessibility reasons — overriding it with a fixed pixel value breaks that accommodation.
+
+```css
+/* Correct: relative scaling respects user preferences */
+html {
+  font-size: 100%; /* = user's browser setting, typically 16px */
+}
+
+body {
+  font-size: 1rem; /* scales with html */
+}
+
+/* Wrong: locks out users who have set a larger base */
+html {
+  font-size: 14px;
+}
+```
+
+**Use `rem` for font sizes, `em` for component-local spacing:**
+
+```css
+/* rem: relative to root — good for font sizes, global spacing */
+h1 { font-size: 1.953rem; }
+
+/* em: relative to current font size — good for padding around text */
+button { padding: 0.5em 1em; }
+```
+
+**200% zoom support (WCAG 1.4.4 — Resize Text, Level AA):**
+
+Content must be readable and functional when the browser is zoomed to 200%. This requirement fails when:
+- Fixed-width containers clip text
+- Absolute-positioned overlays cover content
+- `overflow: hidden` truncates zoomed text
+
+Test by pressing `Cmd+` (Mac) or `Ctrl+` (Windows) five times and verifying no content is cut off.
+
+**Color contrast for text (WCAG 1.4.3 — Level AA):**
+
+| Text size           | Minimum contrast ratio |
+|--------------------|------------------------|
+| Normal text (<18pt) | 4.5:1                  |
+| Large text (≥18pt, or ≥14pt bold) | 3:1      |
+
+Common failure: light gray text on white for placeholder, caption, or disabled states.
+
+```tsx
+// Accessible caption: contrast ≥ 4.5:1 against white background
+// text-gray-500 (#6B7280) on white = 4.61:1 — passes AA
+// text-gray-400 (#9CA3AF) on white = 2.85:1 — fails AA
+
+<figcaption className="text-sm text-gray-500 mt-2">
+  Figure 1: Monthly active users by region
+</figcaption>
+```
+
+**Focus visibility for text links:** Links must have a visible focus indicator that does not rely on color alone. Do not remove `outline` without providing an equivalent visual replacement.
+
+**Letter spacing and `not-italic`:** Users with dyslexia benefit from increased letter spacing. Avoid reducing letter spacing below the font's default. The `prefers-reduced-motion` media query is unrelated to typography but lives in the same accessibility layer — be aware of it when using animated text effects.
+
+**Tailwind accessibility checklist for text:**
+
+```tsx
+// Accessible article layout
+<article className="
+  max-w-prose          /* 65ch line length */
+  mx-auto
+  px-4
+  text-base            /* 1rem = 16px */
+  leading-relaxed      /* 1.625 line height */
+  text-gray-900        /* high contrast on white */
+">
+  <h1 className="text-h1 leading-tight font-bold text-gray-950 mb-4">
+    {title}
+  </h1>
+  <p className="mb-4">{body}</p>
+  <small className="text-sm text-gray-500">{caption}</small>
+</article>
+```
+
+**DO:** Test your type scale with real browser zoom (200%), a screen reader, and a contrast checker on every text color in your design system.
+
+**DON'T:** Use `font-size` in `px` for body text. It severs the connection to the user's preferred base size and is a WCAG failure under 1.4.4.
+
+---
+
+## Quick Reference
+
+| Setting         | Recommended Value     | WCAG Relevance         |
+|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
+| Body font size  | ≥ 1rem (≥ 16px)       | 1.4.4 Resize Text      |
+| Body line height| 1.5 – 1.75            | Readability (AAA: 1.5) |
+| Heading leading | 1.1 – 1.3             | —                      |
+| Line length     | 45–75ch, default 65ch | Readability (AAA: 80ch max) |
+| Scale sizes     | ≤ 5 steps             | —                      |
+| Font units      | `rem` for size        | 1.4.4 Resize Text      |
+| Normal text contrast | ≥ 4.5:1          | 1.4.3 Contrast (AA)    |
+| Large text contrast  | ≥ 3:1            | 1.4.3 Contrast (AA)    |
+| Font format     | WOFF2 first           | Performance            |
+| Font display    | `swap`                | Performance / CLS      |