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FitText.js, a jQuery plugin for inflating web type

FitText makes font-sizes flexible. Use this plugin on your responsive design for ratio-based resizing of your headlines.

How it works

Here is a simple FitText setup:

<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="jquery.fittext.js"></script>
<script>
  jQuery("#responsive_headline").fitText();
</script>

Your text should now fluidly resize, by default: Font-size = 1/10th of the element's width.

The Compressor

If your text is resizing poorly, you'll want to turn tweak up/down "The Compressor". It works a little like a guitar amp. The default is 1.

jQuery("#responsive_headline").fitText(1.2); // Turn the compressor up   (resizes more aggressively)
jQuery("#responsive_headline").fitText(0.8); // Turn the compressor down (resizes less aggressively)

This will hopefully give you a level of "control" that might not be pixel perfect, but resizes smoothly & nicely.

minFontSize & maxFontSize

FitText now allows you to specify two optional pixel values: minFontSize and maxFontSize. Great for situations when you want to preserve hierarchy.

jQuery("#responsive_headline").fitText(1.2, { minFontSize: '20px', maxFontSize: '40px' });

CSS FAQ

  • Make sure your container has a width! - `display: inline` elements don't have a width. Use `display: block` OR `display: inline-block`+ a specified width (i.e. `width: 100%`). - `position:absolute` elements need a specified width as well.
  • Tweak until you like it.
  • Set a No-JS fallback font-size in your CSS.

Don't use jQuery?

That's okay. Check out these handy non-jQuery versions maintained by other people.

Changelog

  • `v 1.2` - Added `onorientationchange` event
  • `v 1.1` - FitText now ignores font-size and has minFontSize & maxFontSize options
  • `v 1.0.1` - Fix for broken font-size.
  • `v 1.0` - Initial Release

In Use:

If you want more exact fitting text, there are plugins for that! We recommend checking out BigText by Zach Leatherman or SlabText by Brian McAllister.

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If you think you can make this better, please Download, Fork, & Commit. We'd love to see your ideas.