# Is the ‘base’ font too small for users?

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/is-the-base-font-too-small-for-users/53596>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [January 12, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/is-the-base-font-too-small-for-users/53596 "2026-01-12T12:34:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![MichaelDroste](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/michaeldroste/32/37212_2.png) [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/is-the-base-font-too-small-for-users/53596/1 "2026-01-12T12:34:20Z")

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Been considering a larger font… but I’m over 60 and eyes aren’t what they used to be….

I did a quote in body 3x - and it seemed comically large against the base font - had to make it smaller…

What font sizes are you guys using?

Thanx…

What header size also?….

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**Author:** ![ajenks](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/ajenks/32/34693_2.png) [@ajenks](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ajenks)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/is-the-base-font-too-small-for-users/53596/2 "2026-01-12T13:21:51Z")

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16px or 1 Rem is the industry standard, and I beleive that’s what Eelements uses for it’s base font. But there is no law saying you have to use that as the base font, especially if you have a site that doesn’t have alot of text on it.

I use the base font for my paragraphs but I also incorporate lead paragraphs which is usually 18px in places where I want the text to stand out.

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**Author:** ![thominator](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/thominator/32/35233_2.png) [@thominator](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/thominator)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/is-the-base-font-too-small-for-users/53596/3 "2026-01-12T14:22:08Z")

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I’ve been grappling with that, too, but waiting to see what happens with Typography (and Markdown) first. I’d like the final component of what I’m using done before I start fiddling with the Theme Studio on it.

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**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/is-the-base-font-too-small-for-users/53596/4 "2026-01-12T15:54:34Z")

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The nice thing is you can change font size in the Theme Studio at any time. It’s easy to experiment, and it’s easy to change it back to the defaults 🙂

@MichaelDroste There is no right or wrong way. Design the site so you think it looks good, that’s the main thing to focus on.