one line using the design՚s default font size. The result, which is an average
of 88.74 characters per line (maximum), is extremely high. Of course, this
maximal number is different from the average number of characters per
line, which in general ranges between 75 and 85 characters per line. Still,
the range is way above the conventional range — quite peculiar.
Between 73 and 90 characters per line is a popular choice among
designers, yet we also found outliers: Monocle (47 characters per line) and
Boxes and Arrows (125 characters per line). To get a more exact reading for
each Web site, you would need to take an average character count from
multiple lines.