1 of my fav dyslexic friendly fonts
this post was submitted on 11 Dec 2025
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Ya got a source on that? Sounds interesting
Quite interesting, but doesn't speak to the creation of fonts specifically to make reading harder for the disabled. It even says evidence that Calibri is easier isn't conclusive. Doesn't say anything about whether any font was created to make reading easier or harder for anyone.
Lower "L"s and upper "i"s are basically identical in Calibri. It's a sans serif font that's hard to read for everyone. Calibri is an shit font and never should have been used on any government documents.
I could also go on about what I think is harder or easier to read, but that's neither here nor there. The post claims there is/are a font or fonts that were specifically created with the intention to be harder to read for the disabled, and I want to know whether that's true.
https://dyslexiareadingconnection.com/resource/dyslexic-friendly-fonts-do-they-actually-help/
I was meaning that the switch to a serif font from a sans serif font was meant with apathy or antipathy for dyslexics’ legibility
That's true but not at all what you said in the post. But thanks for clarifying here!
Sans serif is fine for signs, headlines, single-word content. Not so fine for text blocks, paged text, columns because it does not provide the horizontal guide that serifs provide.
There are a couple of fonts to make reading easier for various groups - visually impaired, dyslexics etc. I am not sure Calibri was designed specifically for any of them. The main problem is that there's not the one font tht fits all.
Awwww was baby Rubio triggered by the mean old font? It's ok. The fonts can't hurt you. You're very brave.
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