font size rant
font size rant
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- Typographica0
Body size = distance from bottom of the descender to the top of descender.
So a 12pt font can appear smaller or larger depending on its x-height, cap height, or ascender/descenders.
Confusing, I know. There have been efforts to change the standard body size measurement, but nothing's stuck.