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Responsive text - dynamic body font size
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en" class="js">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Responsive text sizes</title>
<style>
h1 {font-size: 1.6em;}
p {font-size: 1em;}
@media (max-width: 768px) {
body {
font-size: 16px !important; /* Keep default font-size for mobiles */
}
}
</style>
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
/* RESIZE TEXT WITH WINDOW SIZE */
var min_font_size = 12; // MIN
var max_font_size = 50; // MAX
var font_resize_rate = 20; // TODO: EXPERIMENT // default 50 // lower more sensitive?
function resize_text() {
var fontSize = $(window).width()/font_resize_rate;
console.log(fontSize);
// Apply size limits
if (fontSize < min_font_size) {
fontSize = min_font_size;
}
if (fontSize > max_font_size) {
fontSize = max_font_size;
}
$('body').css('font-size', fontSize);
}
$(window).resize(function() {
resize_text();
});
resize_text();
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
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</body>
</html>
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