Pretext

Interactive experiments built on pretext — pure-arithmetic text measurement for proportional fonts. Zero layout thrashing, instant results.

• The Editorial Engine Layout Multi-column editorial layout with draggable orbs and real-time text reflow at 60fps.
• Fluid Smoke ASCII Art Full-screen fluid simulation rendered as proportional typographic ASCII.
• Justification Compared Layout Side-by-side CSS greedy, hyphenated, and Knuth-Plass optimal justification with river detection.
• Variable Typographic ASCII ASCII Art Particle system mapped to characters selected by brightness and width across 3 weights.
• Shrinkwrap Showdown Layout CSS fit-content vs pretext — finding the exact tightest width for multiline text.