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kevincox on May 20, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Rethinking Text Resizing on Web

No, there is no global default. It can be customized by users and the defaults can vary on different devices.

https://nicolas-hoizey.com/articles/2016/03/02/people-don-t-...

Kerrick on May 20, 2024 [–]

Once you customize something, it's no longer the default.

kevincox on May 20, 2024 | [–]

> the defaults can vary on different devices.

Also there are different levels of default. The user can customize the default size of the document element, but this can then be overridden by the web developer.

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