PhotoratFeb 28

@moonglow started a discussion about legible fonts. That prompted me to make these three tables of fonts.

Some of these fonts have a reputation for legibility. Others are just very common. The latter are so you can see how legible or not the popular fonts are.

I've included four columns of easily confused characters. I recommend using those columns as your primary criteria.

Edit: Added additional readable fonts.

#accessibility #legibility #font #fonts #typeface #typefaces

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@photorat @moonglow is there a reason the fonts for dyslectics are left out? Like opendyslexic?

(Curious how it compares as a more popularly? used explicitly for dyslectix)

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@wmd @moonglow
That's not an intentional omission. This is just what I had on my system.

I figured that I would probably get a few suggestions after I posted this. I can add those. I'm not intending this to become comprehensive, though.

Feel free to recommend what I should add.

(Yes, opendyslexic seems to be the most popular and an obvious add.)

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@photorat @moonglow that one mostly. Seen some websites offer them as an alternative. But also heard its more of a struggle for some.

I find it interesting how I struggle with the rnm with all the fonts in the list equally.

Feb 28 at 8:39amWeb
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@wmd @moonglow
I agree that the rnm is bad on almost all of them.

The monospaced fonts have a bunch that show good separation to my eyes. You're saying that even those are a bit of a problem for you?

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@photorat @moonglow problem is a big word maybe, but I struggle distinguishing them. Typically context helps enough.