Journalism 392W: Writing for the Web

BJ Roche, Fall 2008

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Line widths on web pages

Posted by journal392w-bjroche on October 20th, 2008

Here’s some interesting research on optimal line width for copy meant to be read on a monitor. The upshot: 4-5 inches wide is best.

Here’s another site. Is 60-80 characters best?

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