Modular Scale Variables

Modular Scale Variables

as the modular scale has become a staple in web design and development for type setting, Knife includes a set of modular scale variables to make these easily accessible.

Find more about modular scale and how to use it from the following :

• Module Scale Tool
• Tips for Chooseing a Scale
• Composing the New Canon
• More Meaningful Typography

Here are the variables that are included :

// Modular Scale ratios
$golden:           1.618
$minor-second:     1.067
$major-second:     1.125
$minor-third:      1.2
$major-third:      1.25
$perfect-fourth:   1.333
$augmented-fourth: 1.414
$perfect-fifth:    1.5
$minor-sixth:      1.6
$major-sixth:      1.667
$minor-seventh:    1.778
$major-seventh:    1.875
$octave:           2
$major-tenth:      2.5
$major-eleventh:   2.667
$major-twelfth:    3
$double-octave:    4