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    <p>There are many possible reasons:</p> <ol> <li><p>Different fonts. Very few Mac fonts are identical to fonts on Windows. (It's not clear if you're expecting the Windows results to match the Mac results or just for them to be consistent on Windows.)</p></li> <li><p>Different default sizes. Most browsers have defaults for font and size, and they may not all be the same.</p></li> <li><p>Different interpretations of font size. When you say you want (for example) a 10-point font, it's not entirely well-defined what that means. There are true points (1/72.27 inch) but more commonly computer points (1/72 inch). Do you want the character cell height? With or without internal leading? Or did you mean the actual character height or merely the font's ascent? Different browsers may choose to interpret sizes differently.</p></li> <li><p>Different resolutions. Browsers may handle different screen resolutions differently. Windows has a concept of a "logical inch", which is typically larger than a true inch on displays. But how much larger is customizable by the user. Some browsers may ignore the logical inch and use the actual DPI of the device (or at least what they think the DPI is--the OS may not actually know).</p></li> <li><p>Different rendering technologies. Whether you use hinting, antialiasing, subpixel rendering (e.g., ClearType), or some combination of these can slightly affect the width of text (even if everyone agrees on the exact font and the exact vertical size).</p></li> <li><p>Different scales. Most browsers provide a scaling feature, and it's possible that they aren't defaulting to the same value on different browsers. Also note that as you change the scale, the text width often won't scale linearly (see #5).</p></li> </ol> <p>Any one of these issues can lead to differences in text width (which can cascade into different word wrapping choices), making pages look different from browser to browser and machine to machine. In many cases, you might have a combination of these issues thwarting consistency.</p> <p>The solution is to design layouts to be flexible. Don't create implicit dependencies on font sizes by hardcoding things (like the size of a ) and expect the text to always fit. Generally, choose sizes relative to the size of the text, and be prepared for variation in the actual text size.</p>
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    1. COAdrian already listed numerous such reasons.
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    3. CO@Bodda: Thanks for the link, but be aware that some of that information is over-simplified and out-of-date.
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