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0 pointskibwen2y ago0 comments

Agreed, the font has a lot of playful character without giving away that it was designed for a specific functional purpose. And it looks like it's freely licensed as well, so not only is it free to use, but it's also free to ship alongside things.

However, note that it does feature mirrored "b" and "d", which can be difficult to distinguish for people with dyslexia.

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rob742y ago

That's probably because they focus on people with low vision - but yeah, they could have added the same "tail" which the lowercase L has to the lowercase D too, that wouldn't have felt out of place...

extra882y ago

Atkinson Hyperlegible does have a tail on the 'd' but it's much more subtle than the one on the 'l'. As mentioned, its main priority is low vision, not dyslexia.

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0 pointskibwen2y ago0 comments

However, note that it does feature mirrored "b" and "d", which can be difficult to distinguish for people with dyslexia.

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rob742y ago

extra882y ago

Atkinson Hyperlegible does have a tail on the 'd' but it's much more subtle than the one on the 'l'. As mentioned, its main priority is low vision, not dyslexia.

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