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ALL CAPS

April 13, 2023 · by Jan Schultink
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Some people use ALL CAPS TO MAKE A TEXT STAND OUT. That’s not a good use of all caps. It looks busy/messy, especially when used frequently on the same page. A subtle use of bold is better, and if you find yourself bolding every other word, maybe it is a signal to reconsider the design of the slide.

I like using all caps for labels or tags, especially if the text in these tags has similar length. The consistent height of the characters creates nice and stable elements on the page.

Consider reducing the font size of your all caps tags though, from the font your are using for the rest of the page. All caps look bigger (by design).

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