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Spacing, Rhythm & the 8pt Grid — Quiz
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Spacing, Rhythm & the 8pt Grid
Why is 8px chosen as the base unit of the 8pt grid rather than another value like 6px or 10px?
It matches the default browser font size of 8px
It divides evenly into common screen pixel densities (1x, 2x, 3x), avoiding fractional pixels
It is the minimum touch target size recommended by WCAG 2.2
It was standardised by the W3C DTCG token specification
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