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Hairline stat strip Updated

A row of stat tiles joined by hairlines that are grid gap, not borders — the container paints the border color and the tiles paint the surface, so separators never double up or break when the row wraps — in a reporting form and in a second form where each tile is the filter for the list beneath it.

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Reach for it when building

  • Summary strip at the top of a detail page
  • Dashboard KPI row
  • Account usage overview
  • Report header figures
  • Profile stats band

Tags

statscss-gridcss-onlyhairlineno-assets

Reporting only — the figures are the whole job.

Documents1,482this period
Median time3.2slast 24h
Clean runs98.4%no retries
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Same strip, working as the filter. Press a tile to narrow the list; press it again to clear.

  • Bicycle drivetrain teardownDone
  • Kiln firing, part threeDownloading
  • Field recording — marsh at dawnQueued
  • Lathe restoration, episode 12Done
  • Sourdough hydration testsFailed
  • Bookbinding: the long stitchQueued

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Reading settings

No single setting suits every reader. The defaults come from reading research; change anything and the whole site follows. Your choices stay in this browser.

I build with AI and write about what I learn. Twenty years of software, written down so the next person has an easier time.

Text size

The British Dyslexia Association recommends 16 to 19px body text. The default here is 20px.

Line spacing

1.5 is the style-guide floor. Extra space between lines keeps your eye on the right line.

Letter spacing

Wider letter spacing reduces crowding. In one study, children with dyslexia read about 20% faster with it and made half as many errors (Zorzi et al., 2012).

Line length

Characters per line in the main text column.

Typeface

Plain, upright sans serifs did best in an eye-tracking study of 48 readers with dyslexia (Rello & Baeza-Yates, 2013).

Page tint

Pure white can glare. Pick the tint that is easiest on your eyes. Tints apply to the light theme.

Theme
Reading ruler

A tinted band that follows your pointer, like a card held under the line you're reading.