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---
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name: typography-first
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description: Web and App implementation guide for Typography First Design. Trigger when user wants text as the absolute main visual element, with minimal UI chroming.
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date_added: "2026-06-17"
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risk: safe
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source: self
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source_type: self
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---
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# Typography First Design
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> "The words are the interface. No distractions, just beautiful text."
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## When to Use
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Use this sub-style when the user's request matches the aesthetic described above. This is a child reference of the `design-it` skill and is not meant to be triggered directly.
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## Core Principles
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1. **Hyper-Sized Typography**: The main headline is so large it becomes an abstract graphic element.
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2. **Minimal UI Chroming**: Buttons are just text. Navigation is just text. No boxes, no backgrounds.
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3. **Kinetic Typography**: Text that moves, scrolls, or reacts to the user's cursor.
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## Visual DNA
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- **Colors**: Extreme high contrast. Pure black and white, or a very dark background with a single neon accent color. **Midnight Luxury** works well.
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- **Typography**: Display fonts with extreme character. Try `Oswald`, `Anton`, or `Bebas Neue` for impact, or a massive serif.
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- **Layout**: Often centers the massive text perfectly in the viewport, cutting off at the edges.
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## Web Implementation
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- Rely on `vw` and `vh` units for font sizing so the text perfectly fills the screen.
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- **CSS Example**:
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```css
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body {
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background-color: #0A0A0A;
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color: #F5F5F0;
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overflow-x: hidden;
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margin: 0;
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}
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.hero-type {
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font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
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font-size: 25vw; /* Fills the width of the screen */
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text-transform: uppercase;
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line-height: 0.8;
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white-space: nowrap;
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/* Outline effect */
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color: transparent;
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-webkit-text-stroke: 2px #F5F5F0;
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transition: color 0.3s;
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}
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.hero-type:hover {
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color: var(--cta-highlight);
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-webkit-text-stroke: 0;
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}
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.nav-text-btn {
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background: none;
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border: none;
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color: #F5F5F0;
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font-size: 2rem;
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font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;
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text-decoration: underline;
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text-underline-offset: 8px;
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cursor: pointer;
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}
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```
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## App Implementation
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### SwiftUI
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```swift
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struct TypographyFirstView: View {
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var body: some View {
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ZStack {
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Color(hex: "0A0A0A").ignoresSafeArea()
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VStack {
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// Massive Typography Bleeding Off Edge
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Text("THE WORDS ARE THE INTERFACE")
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.font(.custom("Anton", size: 200)) // Absurdly large
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.foregroundColor(Color(hex: "F5F5F0"))
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.lineLimit(1)
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.fixedSize(horizontal: true, vertical: false) // Force no wrapping
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.minimumScaleFactor(1.0) // Prevent auto-shrinking
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// Outlined variant
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Text("NO CHROMING")
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.font(.custom("Anton", size: 150))
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.foregroundColor(.clear)
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.overlay(
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Text("NO CHROMING")
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.font(.custom("Anton", size: 150))
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.foregroundColor(Color(hex: "0A0A0A"))
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// Hack for text stroke in SwiftUI
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.shadow(color: Color(hex: "F5F5F0"), radius: 1)
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)
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.lineLimit(1)
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.fixedSize()
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}
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.frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
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.padding(.leading, -20) // Intentionally cut off
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}
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}
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}
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```
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- Use `.fixedSize(horizontal: true, vertical: false)` and `.lineLimit(1)` to force massive fonts to bleed off the edge of the screen rather than wrapping into a paragraph.
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- Native text-stroke is difficult in SwiftUI; overlapping a masked text or using thin shadows is the common workaround.
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### Flutter
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```dart
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class TypographyFirstScreen extends StatelessWidget {
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@override
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Widget build(BuildContext context) {
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return Scaffold(
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backgroundColor: const Color(0xFF0A0A0A),
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body: Center(
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child: Column(
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mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
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crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.stretch,
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children: [
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// Auto-scaling hero text
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FittedBox(
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fit: BoxFit.cover,
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child: Text(
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'THE WORDS ARE',
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style: TextStyle(fontFamily: 'Anton', color: const Color(0xFFF5F5F0), height: 0.8),
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),
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),
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// Outlined text
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FittedBox(
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fit: BoxFit.cover,
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child: Stack(
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children: [
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// Outline
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Text(
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'THE INTERFACE',
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style: TextStyle(
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fontFamily: 'Anton', height: 0.8,
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foreground: Paint()..style = PaintingStyle.stroke..strokeWidth = 2..color = const Color(0xFFF5F5F0),
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),
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),
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// Solid fill (transparent)
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const Text('THE INTERFACE', style: TextStyle(fontFamily: 'Anton', height: 0.8, color: Colors.transparent)),
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],
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),
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),
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],
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),
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),
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);
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}
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}
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```
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- `FittedBox` with `BoxFit.cover` is your best friend here. It ensures the text takes up the maximum possible width/height regardless of the device screen size.
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- Flutter makes text outlines easy by using `foreground: Paint()..style = PaintingStyle.stroke` in the `TextStyle`.
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### React Native
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```jsx
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const { width } = Dimensions.get('window');
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const TypographyFirstScreen = () => {
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return (
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<View style={{ flex: 1, backgroundColor: '#0A0A0A', justifyContent: 'center' }}>
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{/* Massive Text */}
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<Text
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numberOfLines={1}
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style={{ fontFamily: 'Anton-Regular', fontSize: width * 0.4, color: '#F5F5F0', lineHeight: width * 0.35, marginLeft: -20 }}
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>
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WORDS ARE
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</Text>
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{/* Outlined Text (Not supported natively in standard React Native Text, requires SVG or shadows) */}
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<Text
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numberOfLines={1}
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style={{
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fontFamily: 'Anton-Regular', fontSize: width * 0.35, color: '#0A0A0A', lineHeight: width * 0.3,
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textShadowColor: '#F5F5F0', textShadowOffset: {width: -1, height: 1}, textShadowRadius: 1
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}}
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>
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INTERFACE
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</Text>
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{/* Typography Button */}
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<TouchableOpacity style={{ marginTop: 40, alignSelf: 'center' }}>
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<Text style={{ color: '#F5F5F0', fontSize: 24, textDecorationLine: 'underline' }}>
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Explore Now
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</Text>
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</TouchableOpacity>
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</View>
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);
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};
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```
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- Rely on `Dimensions.get('window').width` to calculate extreme font sizes dynamically (e.g., `fontSize: width * 0.4`).
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- Use `numberOfLines={1}` and negative margins to allow the text to act as a graphic element bleeding off the screen.
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### Jetpack Compose
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```kotlin
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@Composable
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fun TypographyFirstScreen() {
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Column(
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modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize().background(Color(0xFF0A0A0A)),
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verticalArrangement = Arrangement.Center
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) {
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// Massive Text
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Text(
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text = "THE WORDS ARE",
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color = Color(0xFFF5F5F0),
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fontSize = 120.sp, // Absurd size
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fontFamily = FontFamily.SansSerif, // Replace with Anton
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lineHeight = 100.sp,
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softWrap = false, // Force bleed off edge
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modifier = Modifier.offset(x = (-20).dp)
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)
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// Outlined Text
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Text(
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text = "THE INTERFACE",
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fontSize = 100.sp,
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fontFamily = FontFamily.SansSerif,
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lineHeight = 90.sp,
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softWrap = false,
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style = TextStyle(
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drawStyle = Stroke(
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miter = 10f,
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width = 2f,
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join = StrokeJoin.Round
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)
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),
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color = Color(0xFFF5F5F0) // The stroke color
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)
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}
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}
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```
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- Set `softWrap = false` on `Text` to prevent it from wrapping and ruining the massive headline aesthetic.
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- Compose fully supports text outlines natively using `style = TextStyle(drawStyle = Stroke(...))`.
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## Do's and Don'ts
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- **DO**: Mix filled text and outlined text (using `-webkit-text-stroke`) for visual interest.
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- **DON'T**: Wrap the text in cards or containers. Let it bleed into the background.
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## Limitations
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- This is a styling reference and does not replace environment-specific validation, accessibility testing, or expert review.
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- Ensure appropriate contrast ratios and responsive behaviors are verified separately.
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