Format specific
Compare physical print points with final display pixels instead of using a universal number.
Interactive lettering guide
Use an interactive points-versus-pixels comparator and downloadable sample sheet to understand how output size, scale, hierarchy, and typeface affect comic lettering readability.
Use the free toolThe interactive comparator, role presets, and sample-sheet download are free and require no account. Confirm final production rules with your printer or publishing platform.
Connected creator workflow
Run a private lettering diagnostic, identify the right production check, and move from dialogue fit to readable, correctly ordered comic pages without creating an account.
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Open Comic Lettering CheckerContinue in LlamaGen
Save dialogue, caption, whisper, and display-text roles in LlamaGen, then review consistency across pages and collaborators.
Compare physical print points with final display pixels instead of using a universal number.
Preview dialogue, captions, whispers, and emphasis together at one target scale.
Carry the selected assumptions directly into the font-size checker.
Comic Lettering Font Size Guide FAQ
Use a range appropriate to the final format, audience, and typeface, then inspect a physical proof or target-device preview.
No. Points describe physical size in print, while CSS or output pixels depend on the final display and scaling path.
Two fonts at the same nominal size can have different x-height, weight, spacing, and perceived readability.
Role comparator
Whisper / aside
6.7pt
Every line should stay readable in the final context.
Use carefully; small text can lose accessibility.
Dialogue
8.0pt
Every line should stay readable in the final context.
Baseline role for the current comparison.
Caption
7.5pt
Every line should stay readable in the final context.
Distinguish by container and weight, not size alone.
Emphasis
10.2pt
Every line should stay readable in the final context.
Reserve hierarchy so emphasis remains meaningful.
Points describe physical intent; verify with an actual-size proof and the production font.
Preview at the final delivery width, currently 800px, not only on the master canvas.
X-height, weight, spacing, language, and rendering change perceived size at the same nominal value.