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The problem with too small or too large font sizes in Wikipedia comes from the fact that the new design relies on the font size set for the default font in your browser. Firefox sets this default font size to 16 (Tools/Options/Content tab/Fonts & Colors/Size)
So monospace is shown at 0.875 × 13px = 11px (which is perceived as "too small"). Compensating the font-size will render the font too big in Firefox. The solution is to assign any font besides just "monospace", for example font-family: monospace, monospace; or font-family: monospace, Courier;. The browsers will ignore the second value.
This started around 9/23/15 I'd guess, but it could have been a week before that Wikipedia looks good on Firefox (48.0.2 and 49.0.1, font = 100%) and Edge (font readable if at any size I tried) Windows 10 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems (KB3194496) - installed 9/30/2016 (But problem predates that by at least ...
The default font size on Wikipedia is already too small (9 points instead of 12 points), so we don't want to make it even smaller. The biggest usability issue is for elders (and possibly anyone older than 40), normal users with low vision and normal users with a particular resolution, device, and such.
The font size for the edit box can be set in Wikipedia editing preferences or in the browser. In Firefox, there are two font-size settings at Options → Content → "Default font" Advanced…, one for the edit box, and one for the rest of the page. If you just want uniformity, check to see if it allows Wikipedia to choose its own font; then ...
Note that the current default size depends on context and enclosing formatting: For example, footnotes and references default to displayed in a slightly smaller-than-usual font, and headings (of various levels) default to displaying in a slightly larger font.
Relative sizes increase accessibility for visually impaired users by allowing them to set a large(r) default font size in their browser settings. Absolute sizes deny users such ability. Avoid using smaller font sizes within page elements that already use a smaller font size, such as most text within infoboxes, navboxes, and references sections.
Netscape 6: the blue bar down the left is good, but I don't like the font: it comes across as too big, and unattractive. The latter is, of course, subjective. Vicki Rosenzweig The font was the default sans-serif font specified in Edit → Preferences... → Appearance → Fonts → Sans-serif, which probably is big and ugly by default. I've ...