Body text size
Example: A Silver Spring taqueria set its menu descriptions to 17px after noticing that 14px text made iOS Safari zoom in every time a guest tapped the reservation field, breaking the layout on their phone.
minimum readable font size on phones
The default size of regular paragraph text on your site. On phones, 16 pixels is the absolute floor; 17–18px is more comfortable for reading menus, descriptions, and post content.
Why it matters
Below 16px, iOS Safari forcibly zooms your input fields when a visitor taps them, which breaks layouts. And anything smaller than that is simply harder to read on a phone in a hurry or in dim light.
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What is body text size?
Body text size is the default size of regular paragraph text on your site. On phones, 16 pixels is the absolute floor; 17–18px is more comfortable for reading menus, descriptions, and post content.
Why does body text size matter for a restaurant?
Below 16px, iOS Safari forcibly zooms your input fields when a visitor taps them, which breaks layouts. And anything smaller than that is simply harder to read on a phone in a hurry or in dim light.
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