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You Should Know@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours ago

You should know there's a font designed to make reading easier, especially for people with low vision. It's called Atkinson Hyperlegible Next. It's free for personal and commercial use.

www.brailleinstitute.org

A brochure with a description of the benefits of using Atkinson Hyperlegible. It's titled "Make Reading Possible".

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A brochure with a description of the benefits of using Atkinson Hyperlegible. It's titled "Make Reading Possible".

You should know there's a font designed to make reading easier, especially for people with low vision. It's called Atkinson Hyperlegible Next. It's free for personal and commercial use.

www.brailleinstitute.org

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You Should Know@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours ago

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Atkinson Hyperlegible Font - Braille Institute

www.brailleinstitute.org

Read easier with Atkinson Hyperlegible Font, crafted for low-vision readers. Download for free and enjoy clear letters and numbers on your computer!

Note that there still have been no studies on its efficacy. At worst, it is a great font to avoid ambiguity between characters.

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The website lists some features that enhance legibility. Some are common sense (ex. 1, l and I all look different), some are less obvious:

Unambiguous Letterforms

Clear Uprights

Distinct Pairs

Open Counters

Spurs and Tails

Special Circles (although this one could be just branding)

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