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		RobertKerans on March 17, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Typography is impossible (2016) "Ruby" is the name of the size of the type

taejo on March 17, 2022 [–]

To expand on that for those that don't know, traditionally all font sizes had names, like Great Primer for 18 pt, Ruby for 5.5 pt, and many others. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_point-size_names

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