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# Rules for a readable page
- URL: https://kontur.samadesign.dev/rules-for-a-readable-page/
- Published: 2026-09-15T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T16:00:00.000Z
- Description: Short lines, generous margins, one typeface done well. The page does not need to be clever to be good.
- Author: Lena Hartmann
- Tags: Typography, #Import 2026-10-10 22:54

This piece has no picture on purpose. A readable page is mostly a matter of a few habits.

## Keep lines short

Between fifty and seventy-five characters per line, the eye finds the next line without effort.

## Leave room

Margins are not wasted space. They frame the text and give the hand something to hold on a printed page.

## Choose one typeface

One family with a few weights covers almost every need. A second typeface should earn its place.