OpenDyslexic. I used to hate reading. Read one and a half books this year. Also 3 novella's. For fun! I never read for fun. Usually just programming books to get my feet wet before jumping into documentation. Never an entire book cover to cover unless Im obsessed enough.
depends on the person and symptoms. I was the opposite of sceptical, but when I tried it, I was super disappointed, because reading suddenly became MUCH more difficult.
The non-open dyslexiefont is what helped me. Even though the differences seem minor.
But the best solution for me is modern TTS while reading along.
I also sometimes does TTS while reading along, but most of the time I'm doing it it just means I should get some rest instead of forcing more focus (AuDHD).
As i understand it we dyslexic people read more in blocks of words among other issues with order of letters and or sounds. Easily two words can become confused with each other if the look enough alike. Take defiantly and definitely, two words I often mistake for one another and often have trouble spelling individually. The dyslexic font has more spacing between letters which helps a ton.
Just that. Also, most research I've seen claim no difference to be found, but surely that also depends and neurotype and several other things, so it might still be helpful for some groups.
Usually whatever the default serif typeface is. What I care more about is flush left (“ragged right”) alignment, ideally with automatic hyphenation. I find justified alignment very distracting.
Lexend Deca from https://www.lexend.com/ because it's the only font I could find which was studied during it's creation for being more readable for many people.
Since the first time of seeing it on a Mac (Plus, probably), I've been in love with Palatino. It just seems to flow so nicely, and the italic is gorgeous.
I missed it for many years until I found TeX Gyre Pagella.
Libertinus Serif is my current favorite. I generally like most garamond-likes for most books, but will dabble in a sans if the book is suitably scifi.
Older favorites of mine are Adobe Caslon Pro and Adobe Devanagari.
Baumschrift is a fantastic clean sans font but honestly it shines best on larger sizes for headers rather than prose.
If we are doing monospace I love IBM Plex Mono in the light variety.
I just tried a few fonts on my old Kobo, as I've done a few times here and there, and I always end up back with a serif font. I'm not sure why, but I have suspicion that reading paperbacks and newspapers before ereaders existed has trained me to read faster with serif fonts.
The specific font isn't as important for me. Mostly I'll use whatever sans serif option is available in the reader, since I generally despise serifs. Very occasionally I'll go for a serif font on a fantasy book for "atmosphere", though.
For me, Trebuchet goes straight to my brain. There are plenty of fonts that look nicer to me, but that's the one that I settled on after trying out dozens. I read it faster, I don't lose my place, it works equally well for me at several font sizes and on both traditional ebook readers and tablet screens.
OpenDyslexic. I used to hate reading. Read one and a half books this year. Also 3 novella's. For fun! I never read for fun. Usually just programming books to get my feet wet before jumping into documentation. Never an entire book cover to cover unless Im obsessed enough.
I was sceptical but it really does help.
depends on the person and symptoms. I was the opposite of sceptical, but when I tried it, I was super disappointed, because reading suddenly became MUCH more difficult.
The non-open dyslexiefont is what helped me. Even though the differences seem minor.
But the best solution for me is modern TTS while reading along.
I also sometimes does TTS while reading along, but most of the time I'm doing it it just means I should get some rest instead of forcing more focus (AuDHD).
Yeah this font made me dyslexic
I've never found different fonts to help my dyslexia much, but I find the contrast between the font and the background effects it quite a lot
What I came to suggest. This font is amazing.
Is there any science in this? I believe this might just be a preference. :D
As i understand it we dyslexic people read more in blocks of words among other issues with order of letters and or sounds. Easily two words can become confused with each other if the look enough alike. Take defiantly and definitely, two words I often mistake for one another and often have trouble spelling individually. The dyslexic font has more spacing between letters which helps a ton.
If you want to know more about dyslexia
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dyslexia/symptoms-causes/syc-20353552
And here is some research related to dyslexia from the openDyslexic website
https://opendyslexic.org/related-research
I've used that font on an ereader for more then a year, then switched to something else and noticed no difference at all.
I've also seen research claiming that it does not help at all, so idk.
Resarch can only study the average effect. If switching to a certain font does not help on average, it does not mean that it helps never.
Just that. Also, most research I've seen claim no difference to be found, but surely that also depends and neurotype and several other things, so it might still be helpful for some groups.
Times New Roman
/not allowed to say anything else or my boat will be sunk.
Comic Sans
https://comicneue.com/
http://vollkorn-typeface.com/ And I’m surprised that no one mentioned it yet
Usually whatever the default serif typeface is. What I care more about is flush left (“ragged right”) alignment, ideally with automatic hyphenation. I find justified alignment very distracting.
Problems with justification » Typographic anomalies
Lexend Deca from https://www.lexend.com/ because it's the only font I could find which was studied during it's creation for being more readable for many people.
Atkinson Hyperlegible Next from the Braille Institute
Thanks. Had never heard of this one.
you can change fonts on ebooks?
The whole point of ebooks is that the reader decides the look, vs. PDF.
You can always change the font on your ebook reader. I know Calibre has the option.
Gentium Book, Alegreya, or Labrada. Humanist serif fonts for reading Fantasy and SciFi. Absolutely love them, can't recommend these enough.
Since the first time of seeing it on a Mac (Plus, probably), I've been in love with Palatino. It just seems to flow so nicely, and the italic is gorgeous.
I missed it for many years until I found TeX Gyre Pagella.
Libertinus Serif is my current favorite. I generally like most garamond-likes for most books, but will dabble in a sans if the book is suitably scifi. Older favorites of mine are Adobe Caslon Pro and Adobe Devanagari. Baumschrift is a fantastic clean sans font but honestly it shines best on larger sizes for headers rather than prose. If we are doing monospace I love IBM Plex Mono in the light variety.
Oh, I like Libertinus.
Faustina, it's the FOSS alternative to the Kindle's default font.
Copperplate Gothic.
Just kidding, I don't have one but would love some suggestions.
Everyone seems to go crazy for Atkinson Hyperlegible
Somehow I, actually, find this font hard to read. o.O
Literata and Bitter Pro are the ones I switch between on my kobo.
Roboto, Droid, Dejavu, Liberation. Only Sans Serif.
Baskerville, or Jokerman if I fancy an aneurism.
nztt.
Made it myself.
Works for my dyslexia, and efficient for vertical space.
It divides opinion, some very enthusiastic, some hate it.
Noto Serif
Vollkorn. The best I could find.
I just tried a few fonts on my old Kobo, as I've done a few times here and there, and I always end up back with a serif font. I'm not sure why, but I have suspicion that reading paperbacks and newspapers before ereaders existed has trained me to read faster with serif fonts.
Atkinson hyperledgable. Made by the RNIB.
I'm visually impaired and it really helps.
It is also a good font in general for easy reading.
There is also a next version. Little more modern looking and a mono version.
Currently using Noto Sans in koreader
Inter.
Any serif font is fine by me. I've been going with whatever Zathura's default epub font is.
Yes.
TL;DR: I don't actually know, that's how much I care.
I like latin modern/computer modern in general for papers.I'm no ebook reader hence I can't recommend one for that specifically
I use DejaVu on my phone. Maybe computer, too. I can't check right now; it's out of commission.
The specific font isn't as important for me. Mostly I'll use whatever sans serif option is available in the reader, since I generally despise serifs. Very occasionally I'll go for a serif font on a fantasy book for "atmosphere", though.
I prefer a helv variant usually, but now that it's under fire I'm trying out colibri.
Georgia
During last year, I have been using Liberation Serif on my Kobo Clara Reader.
Antykwa Torunski.
Shantell Sans
For me, Trebuchet goes straight to my brain. There are plenty of fonts that look nicer to me, but that's the one that I settled on after trying out dozens. I read it faster, I don't lose my place, it works equally well for me at several font sizes and on both traditional ebook readers and tablet screens.