Good typesetting makes the hierarchy of an argument visible. A definition should not look like a footnote; a footnote should not interrupt the whole page. This specimen has a Japanese counterpart.
Mixed scripts, one reading rhythm
Language model, 言語モデル, pretraining, 事前学習. English names and Japanese terms often share the same paragraph in technical writing. The font stack should let them coexist without forcing the Japanese characters into a monospaced rhythm.
Compare 0, O, 1, I, l; 0.05 and 0.50; and . These small distinctions are practical, not decorative.
A long heading that must still be readable on a narrow mobile display
A heading can wrap onto two lines. It should not collide with the contents list, overlap the metadata, or push a page into horizontal scrolling.
Bold marks an important distinction. Italics can identify a term. Inline code identifies a token or field name. A normal link should still look like a link without relying on a hover state.
Quotation and structure
“An example is not evidence.”
This quotation is an invented specimen, not an attribution to a real person.
A short list can clarify sequence:
- State what is being tested.
- Keep the comparison visible.
- Say what the result does not establish.
And a checklist can remain a checklist:
- Distinct headings and body text
- Readable links in both color themes
- Review on a device you actually use
A small note at the end
Footnotes are useful when they let the main sentence stay a sentence.1 A second reference checks that returning from a note does not lose your position.2
An em dash—like this one—should not disappear. Neither should apostrophes, “quotation marks,” or the arrow in .