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The typographic scale

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The typographic scale has been used for centuries to choose harmonious font sizes. It has been likened to a harmonious musical scale. But there are *flaws* in those historical values.

The typographic scale The typographic scale is the bedrock of modern typography, used for centuries to choose harmonious font sizes. But there are flaws in those historical values. This is the classic typographic scale, as recorded by Mr. Bringhurst in The Elements of Typographic Style : 6 a 7 a 8 a 9 a 10 a 11 a 12 a 14 a 16 a 18 a 21 a 24 a 30 a 36 a 48 a 60 a 72 a

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