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Design Web Typography Laying Out Type for the Web Responsive Typography

Josie Nagy
Josie Nagy
14,992 Points
Posted by Josie Nagy
Josie Nagy
14,992 Points

How should I use FitText.js? ( Web Typography -> Responsive Typography )

Hi everyone!

So I was watching 'Responsive Typography' when Mattox Schuler mentioned FitText (from this website: http://fittextjs.com/) as begin really useful when it comes to scaling display text.

Sounds great! But how do I actually use it?

I tried copy pasting this code into my CodePen project's html:

<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="jquery.fittext.js"></script>
<script>
  jQuery("#responsive_headline").fitText();
</script>

... but nothing happened. I also downloaded their files from GitHub.

So what should I do now?

1 Answer

Boonsuen Oh
Boonsuen Oh
18,788 Points
Boonsuen Oh
Boonsuen Oh
18,788 Points

You wanted to use Fittext.js in CodePen. Notice that you are using a relative path instead of a CDN link or any link that points to the Fittext.js file.

<script src="jquery.fittext.js"></script>

Instead, use this one in CodePen. 

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/FitText.js/1.2.0/jquery.fittext.min.js"></script>

In the environments where you can edit/modify the folder and files, like Treehouse Workspaces or your local computer, you can put the Fittext.js file anywhere you want, but remember to use a path that points correctly to the that file in the SRC attribute.

Josie Nagy
Josie Nagy
14,992 Points
Josie Nagy
Josie Nagy
14,992 Points

Thank you for replying so fast. What about the <script> jQuery("#responsive_headline").fitText(); </script> part? Should I also delete that? I added the new code and I've tried all combinations, with the jQuery part and without it, but it still doesn't seem to work. :( Did it work on your side?