[oneeyedpigeon]

How does it break for you? Seems OK to me on android — in fact, I already had it at 110%. Reminded me to check my desktop settings which have HN fixed at 125%. I cannot believe that, in 2026, the default font size is set at 12px — is anyone actually reading it at that size?!

[ryandrake]

> I cannot believe that, in 2026, the default font size is set at 12px — is anyone actually reading it at that size?!

The very first "quality of life" thing I do when I install a new computer / operating system nowadays is double (sometimes triple) the default font size. 12pt was probably fine when our monitors were 640x480, and when we were 18 years old.

[pbalau]

For some reason I though the GP was talking about browsing on mobile, where I have the issue:

https://imgbox.com/EiovsE5b https://imgbox.com/A4Fl9lE9

[whstl]

The same issue happens on desktop but it requires zooming a bit more than 110%, and is screen-size dependent.

[voidUpdate]

I leave HN on default everything, but I have a 1080p monitor so it might look bigger for me than someone with a higher resolution monitor... I don't know how that works. But I often have to zoom out of websites linked here because the text is so big and it feels uncomfortable to read

[chowells]

Yeah, 12px is fine (27" 1440p, no display scaling). It is on the small side. I'd go a bit larger for something I made. But it's not a small enough to slow down my reading.