On the other hand, text that is really text can be sized, colored, styled, copied, pasted, indexed and searched. Text is the most powerful and accessible element on the Web. With the text styling options available using CSS, there is little need to use graphic text, particularly for essential elements such as navigation and content.
Sweeping generalizations are always bad, but for the most partâ??the web is about delivering content. Ideas, information, and meaning. For most people in most situations, text is the best way to go. Text rules!