Thom BeeDec 29, 2022

What's a font that's accessible and dyslexia friendly, but still looks nice and can pair well with a title font?

I'm cheerfully making my work laptop more me-friendly, but so many dyslexia fonts look horrible in body text to me.

Absolutely no shade on #OpenDylexic which has truly transformed my productivity. I just wouldn't use it for anything external.

Show threadJon ShifflettDec 29, 2022

@thatthombee I'm bookmarking your toot to see what others recommend.

I like some fonts designed for easy legibility.

What do you think of Lexend?

https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Lexend

Lexend - Google Fonts

Lexend fonts are intended to reduce visual stress and so improve reading performance. Initially they were designed with dyslexia and struggling readers in mind,

Google Fonts
Show threadJon Shifflett

@thatthombee

Another interesting choice is Lexia Regular (not to be confused with Adobe's Lexia font)

https://fontsgeek.com/fonts/Lexia-Regular

Lexia Regular : Download For Free, View Sample Text, Rating And More On Fontsgeek.Com

Download Lexia Regular For Free. View Sample Text, Character Map, User rating and review for Lexia Regular

Dec 29, 2022 at 5:22pmWeb
Show threadThom BeeDec 29, 2022
@JonShifflett_V Lexend definitely meets the brief, really clean and legible font. I'm not a fan of Lexia. I don't really like the overlap effect of the lines (no idea what the technical term for this is). Looks a bit too hand sketched.