[Athen] Size of Captioning Font
Joseph Feria-Galicia
joeferia at berkeley.edu
Mon Oct 17 13:01:47 PDT 2016
Our initial research of best practices for captioning includes the below
list. If 24 pt font is preferred over 22, I will update our
recommendations.
- Align text left
- Use Sans Serif fonts (Arial, Helvetica, or Verdana)
- 22 pt font
- No more than 32 characters per line
- Font color and background must pass AA Color Contrast Ratio (large
text=14pt and larger)
- Do not use color as the only way to convey meaning
On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 12:10 PM, Nast, Joseph M <Joseph.M.Nast at lonestar.edu
> wrote:
> I thought Heidi Scher responded? (see attached). She recommends 24 pt I
> think.
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> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Size of Captioning Font
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> Asking the question again, as I didn’t get any responses on Friday.
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> Thanks!
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> Kitara A. Smith
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> Office of Diversity & Equity
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> *From:* Kitara Smith [mailto:kitara.smith at umuc.edu]
> *Sent:* Friday, October 14, 2016 1:59 PM
> *To:* athen-list at u.washington.edu
> *Subject:* FW: Size of Captioning Font
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> Hi,
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> I was wondering if there is a standard or requirement for the size of
> captioning fonts? For example, if this is the size of the screen (a
> standard computer monitor) are the fonts on this video too small? Is there
> a Federal requirement that may make this font size non-compliant? Should
> the size of the fonts be able to be changed per the user?
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> Any input that you may have on this would be greatly appreciated!
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> Thanks!
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> Kitara A. Smith|Equity Compliance Coordinator
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> Office of Diversity & Equity
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> University of Maryland University College
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> 3501 University Blvd. East
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> Adelphi, MD 20783
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> Phone 301.985.7432
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> Email kitara.smith at umuc.edu
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Heidi Scher <hascherdss at gmail.com>
> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network <
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> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2016 19:48:09 +0000
> Subject: Re: [Athen] FW: Size of Captioning Font
> Hi Kitara,
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> As a person who uses captioning, in your example the font is definitely
> too small. Fonts should be at least 24 point unless on HD, then you would
> want to use a larger font. When I've captioned materials, I try to set the
> captioning to fit approximately 50% of the width. If you have the
> capability to allow the user to set the size, then provide a reasonably
> good size and let them re-size if needed.
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> That's my 2 cents for the day!
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> Happy Friday to all,
> Heidi
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> On Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 12:59 PM, Kitara Smith <kitara.smith at umuc.edu>
> wrote:
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>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>>
>> I was wondering if there is a standard or requirement for the size of
>> captioning fonts? For example, if this is the size of the screen (a
>> standard computer monitor) are the fonts on this video too small? Is there
>> a Federal requirement that may make this font size non-compliant? Should
>> the size of the fonts be able to be changed per the user?
>>
>>
>>
>> Any input that you may have on this would be greatly appreciated!
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Kitara A. Smith|Equity Compliance Coordinator
>>
>> Office of Diversity & Equity
>>
>> University of Maryland University College
>>
>> 3501 University Blvd. East
>>
>> Adelphi, MD 20783
>>
>> Phone 301.985.7432
>>
>> Email kitara.smith at umuc.edu
>>
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