# Font size

> Font size means the measurement of the printed characters, specified in millimeters or points, on any text-based display

**Term:** Font size  
**Last updated:** 2026-07-29

## Definition

## What Font size Means in a Contract

Font size, in a contractual context, refers to a stated requirement about how large the printed or displayed text of an agreement, notice, or disclosure must be. Rather than describing typography for its own sake, contracts use font size clauses to guarantee that certain content, often consumer-facing warnings, exclusion clauses, or mandatory disclosures, is presented clearly enough for a reader to notice and understand it without strain.

This requirement is especially common where one party is presumed to have less bargaining power or sophistication than the other, such as in consumer contracts, insurance policies, or employment handbooks. By fixing a minimum font size, the drafting party reduces the risk that a court or regulator later finds the term was concealed through deliberately small or dense print.

## How Font size Is Defined or Measured

Font size is typically measured in points, a standard typographic unit, or occasionally in millimeters when precision in physical printed height is required. A point is a fixed unit historically tied to printing presses, and most word processing software defaults to point-based sizing, making it the more common reference in modern contracts.

Contracts that specify font size often pair it with other formatting requirements to avoid ambiguity, such as:

A minimum point size, for example not less than 10 point or 12 point typeA requirement for bold, capitalized, or underlined text for particular clausesA specific typeface or a requirement that the font be.

## Context

### Relevant circumstances

- Designing of a website or an application
- Development of software or a digital product
- Publishing of a book or a manuscript
- Creation of marketing or promotional content

### Relevant sectors

- Technology
- Advertising
- Publishing
- Software Development

## Relevant contract types

- [Publishing Agreement](https://www.genieai.co/en-us/template-type/publishing-agreement)
- [Software Development Agreement](https://www.genieai.co/en-us/template-type/software-development-agreement)
- [Website Design and Development Agreement](https://www.genieai.co/en-us/template-type/website-design-and-development-agreement)

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