flowtype-es

ES6 FlowType.js

FlowType ES is a rewrite of the awesome FlowType.JS in ES6. It doesn't require jQuery and triggers recalculation on requestAnimationFrame.

Install

npm install flowtype-es

API

import createFlowtype from "flowtype-es";

const flowtype = createFlowtype(element, options)

Creates and attaches event listeners for automatic recalculation of the font size upon resizing the element.

• element is a reference to the dom element for which the font size should be calculated automatically.
• options lets you customize the calculation of the font size.

Returns an object with update() and destroy().

flowtype.update()

Triggers a recalculation of the font size.

flowtype.destroy()

Removes all event listeners and stops the automatic recalculation of the font size upon resizing the element.

Options

Option	Description	Dtype	Default
maximum	Max width of the element until the font size is controlled	int	1200
minimum	Min width of the element until the font size is controlled	int	500
maxFont	Max font size ever used	int	40
minFont	Min font size ever used	int	12
fontRatio	Font ratio for determining the font size based on the elements's width	int	30

Example

import createFlowtype from "flowtype-es";

const flowtype = createFlowtype(document.body, {
  maximum: 1200,
  minimum: 500,
  maxFont: 40,
  minFont: 12,
  fontRatio: 30
});