[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #62865: Change font weight of settings and other similar labels

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#62865: Change font weight of settings and other similar labels
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 Reporter:  karmatosed     |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)   |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal         |  Milestone:  6.8
Component:  General        |    Version:
 Severity:  normal         |   Keywords:  needs-patch needs-design-feedback
  Focuses:  ui,            |
  accessibility, css       |
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 This is part of the unification work I am looking to work on for this
 release, hence putting for that milestone, this can be punted, moved and
 adjusted as others see fit.

 In the wp-admin these labels are set to 600. However in the site editor
 and Storybook guide it is 500 or 400 depending on use case. You can also
 see this throughout the editor. There are other variations including
 uppercasing. My recommendation is that we do the following:

 - Keep the larger font size. In the site editor there is a smaller 13px
 one, but for settings the 14px is not something to reduce, particularly
 for usability if also are looking to increase the input and buttons.
 - Don't use uppercasing because for a few labels there are multiple words.
 This can cause accessibility issues and legibility problems.
 - Reduce to either 500 but ideally 400. What this does is stop the
 significant visual 'smudging' that the heavier 600 brings visually to
 labels. The idea is to aid readability as a result for everyone.

 I have attached some mocks of what this results in and also would like
 feedback on how extensive this should be along with options for improving.

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