# 3.3.0.beta3 increased font size?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-3-0-beta3-increased-font-size/314900
**Category:** UX
**Tags:** css
**Created:** [July 4, 2024, 12:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-3-0-beta3-increased-font-size/314900 "2024-07-04T00:32:56Z")
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### Author: ![Dannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/dannii/32/129087_2.png) [@Dannii](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dannii)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2024, 3:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-3-0-beta3-increased-font-size/314900/2 "2024-07-04T03:10:01Z")

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This seems to have been intentional.

> [@Font size recently increased on meta? (on desktop)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/font-size-recently-increased-on-meta-on-desktop/308914):
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> I was wondering: was the font size here on meta (with default theme) increased in the past one or two days? Things feel a bit oversized now (see screenshot). Strangely, I see this only on desktop, but not on my iPads.

> [@Font size recently increased on meta? (on desktop)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/font-size-recently-increased-on-meta-on-desktop/308914/2):
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> Generally 16px is the browser default, and this is considered a good starting point for accessibility. [Minimum font size? | Accessible Web](https://accessibleweb.com/question-answer/minimum-font-size/)

Simply saying that 16px is “default”, after years of our forums being at 15px, isn’t (IMO) enough justification for this change, which was almost hidden in the release notes.

@awesomerobot Was this change in response to community requests? Feedback from accessibility experts? There’s no context or explanation in the [pull request](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/27087).

I’m of the opinion this should be rolled back. Let it be the default size for new installs, but it should be opt-in for old forums.

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