Differing emphases

Differentiating with font weight.

Loudest: very strong

Loud: still quite serious

Emphatic: a little emphasis on this

Normal: This is how you would expect the long lines of text you are trying to read most are shown as.

Soft: This is quieter—an aside.

Softest: And this is something you could ignore unless you really care

Differentiating with text size.

Loudest: very strong

Loud: still quite serious

Emphatic: a little emphasis on this

Normal: This is how you would expect the long lines of text you are trying to read most are shown as.

Soft: This is quieter—an aside.

Softest: And this is something you could ignore unless you really care

Differentiating with text colour.

Loudest: very strong

Loud: still quite serious

Emphatic: a little emphasis on this

Normal: This is how you would expect the long lines of text you are trying to read most are shown as.

Soft: This is quieter—an aside.

Softest: And this is something you could ignore unless you really care

Differentiating with weight+size.

Loudest: very strong

Loud: still quite serious

Emphatic: a little emphasis on this

Normal: This is how you would expect the long lines of text you are trying to read most are shown as.

Soft: This is quieter—an aside.

Softest: And this is something you could ignore unless you really care

Differentiating with weight+colour.

Loudest: very strong

Loud: still quite serious

Emphatic: a little emphasis on this

Normal: This is how you would expect the long lines of text you are trying to read most are shown as.

Soft: This is quieter—an aside.

Softest: And this is something you could ignore unless you really care

Differentiating with size+colour.

Loudest: very strong

Loud: still quite serious

Emphatic: a little emphasis on this

Normal: This is how you would expect the long lines of text you are trying to read most are shown as.

Soft: This is quieter—an aside.

Softest: And this is something you could ignore unless you really care

Differentiating with weight+size+colour.

Loudest: very strong

Loud: still quite serious

Emphatic: a little emphasis on this

Normal: This is how you would expect the long lines of text you are trying to read most are shown as.

Soft: This is quieter—an aside.

Softest: And this is something you could ignore unless you really care

Google's choices.

Loudest: very strong

Loud: still quite serious

Emphatic: a little emphasis on this

Normal: This is how you would expect the long lines of text you are trying to read most are shown as.

Soft: This is quieter—an aside.

Softest: And this is something you could ignore unless you really care

Apple's choices.

Loudest: very strong

Loud: still quite serious

Emphatic: a little emphasis on this

Normal: This is how you would expect the long lines of text you are trying to read most are shown as.

Soft: This is quieter—an aside.

Softest: And this is something you could ignore unless you really care

Clearer choices.

Loudest: very strong

Loud: still quite serious

Emphatic: a little emphasis on this

Normal: This is how you would expect the long lines of text you are trying to read most are shown as.

Soft: This is quieter—an aside.

Softest: And this is something you could ignore unless you really care

Helvetica Neue Ultralight

Loudest: very strong

Loud: still quite serious

Emphatic: a little emphasis on this

Normal: This is how you would expect the long lines of text you are trying to read most are shown as.

Soft: This is quieter—an aside.

Softest: And this is something you could ignore unless you really care