Measure

Measure typographic line lengths right from the page

What is Measure?

'Measure' is a Chrome extension that allows users to easily check the length of a line of type right from the page, with just a simple click and highlight. This tool is important as the length of a line of text impacts its readability. Especially useful for designers and developers, 'Measure' helps you balance between aesthetics and legibility, taking into consideration varying screen sizes and device types, promoting precision in web-creation.

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By: Rowan Cavanagh

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Users: 1,000+

Rating: 4.42 (12)

Version: 1.0.2 (Last updated: 2017-04-16)

Creation date: 2017-04-16

Risk impact: Very low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

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Size: 161.79K

Email: he*****@rowancavanagh.com

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# 24587 ▼ 17

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#930 in Developer Tools ▲ 1 #118 in line keyword 46 ▼ 7 #223 in good keyword 20 ▼ 2

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The "measure" is the width of a body of type. This little tool helps you find it with a simple click in the toolbar and highlight of a line of text.

WHY WOULD I DO THAT? The length of a line of type impacts how readable it is. Generally, a good measure is between 45–80 characters per line.

FOR DESIGNERS, FOR DEVELOPERS Designing legible content requires a lot of attention, across the huge range of device types and screen sizes. A good measure on a desktop monitor might be 80 characters, but on smaller screens or multiple columns might be 45 characters. Although this could all go out the window depending on the colours or typeface used. So do remember to apply your own discretion, too!

Measure makes it easy to be more precise when creating for the web.

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