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Responsive Font Scale Calculator

Fluid type sizes across viewport range.

Inputs

Results

H1 size (px)

61.04

H2 size (px)48.83
H3 size (px)39.06
H4 size (px)31.25
Body size (px)16
Scale contrast (H1/body)3.82
Fluid slope (vw coeff.)0.18
Fluid intercept (rem)0.88
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter Base font size (px), Scale ratio, and Number of steps.
  2. Set Min viewport (px) and Max viewport (px).
  3. Review the H1 size (px) result.
  4. Use H2 size (px) and H3 size (px) to inform your decision.

How the result changes with Scale ratio

Scale ratioH1 size (px)
1.2150.21
1.71400.03
2.32,368.57
2.87,710.24

What each input means

Base font size (px)
Body text size in pixels. All other sizes derive from this.
Scale ratio
Modular scale ratio. Popular: 1.125 (Major Second), 1.25 (Major Third), 1.333 (Perfect Fourth), 1.618 (Golden Ratio).
Number of steps
How many heading levels above the base size to generate.
Min viewport (px)
Smallest viewport width for fluid scaling (mobile).
Max viewport (px)
Largest viewport width for fluid scaling (desktop).

What each result means

H1 size (px)
Largest heading size at the top of the scale.
H2 size (px)
Second-level heading size.
H3 size (px)
Third-level heading size.
H4 size (px)
Fourth-level heading size.
Body size (px)
Base body text size (your input).
Scale contrast (H1/body)
Ratio of largest heading to body — higher means more dramatic hierarchy.
Fluid slope (vw coeff.)
Viewport-width coefficient for CSS clamp() fluid typography.
Fluid intercept (rem)
Fixed rem portion of the fluid font-size formula.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Base font size (px) = 16, Scale ratio = 1.25, Number of steps = 6, Min viewport (px) = 320 = 5 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate H1 size
    61.04 = 61.04
  3. Calculate H2 size
    48.83 = 48.83
  4. Calculate H3 size
    39.06 = 39.06

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