Are you asking this from a design or usability/accessibility perspective? I'm going to assume you mean the latter, and say that the font size should never be set in stone by the designer because the user (the person visiting your site) should have the ultimate control over the font size. What I do is set the font size to 100% in the body (via a stylesheet) and then use EM to resize the text (and its containers) as needed. For the fonts, sans-serif fonts are best for body copy, while serif fonts are best for headings. People with dyslexia and other learning impediments will find serif fonts harder to read on computer screens (despite being perfect for print) when used on the body copy (the page content).
This question was asked, almost identically, barely more than a week ago. Did you not do a search before asking? Search terms, "font size family". gary
I'll also throw in that you should use color combinations that are easy on the eyes. For example, white text on black background may stand out, but it's very strainful on the eyes to read it.
www.bancomicsans.com - Its eww Anyway, it varies from site to site. If you're creating a site for an older audience there is no point in putting 'street' font and vice versa. I usually stick to fonts such as Arial, Verdana etc. As for size, I always use 12px minimum sized font, but some people find this hard to read and it again depends on your target audience. Hope this helps, Richard
I would normally go for a combination of Verdana and Arial, in about size 13/15 for headers... However you do also need to make a good colour choice based on your website theme... Diarmuid
i think verdana in 12px for headlines i like the georgia dont forget to use a font nearly everybody has on its pc
Bear in mind that if you use any unit of measurement other than % or EM that Internet Explorer will not be able to resize the text. It's an accessibility issue that designers need to be aware of.