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Oct 24, 2026 · User Experience Design

Responsive Typography: Scaling Headlines Independently for Narrow Screens

This tutorial demonstrates how to adjust headline size independently from body text and controls on narrow screens, using a release-notes component as a case study. It shows why uniform scaling fails, presents a design principle that larger elements have more reduction room, and provides CSS implementation with a before/after comparison and acceptance checklist.