Lexend vs Atkinson Hyperlegible — readability vs legibility, compared
Google's Lexend targets reading speed. The Braille Institute's Atkinson Hyperlegible targets character disambiguation. Here's how to choose — or use both.
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Notes on dyslexia-friendly typography, reading research, and making the web easier to read.
Google's Lexend targets reading speed. The Braille Institute's Atkinson Hyperlegible targets character disambiguation. Here's how to choose — or use both.
Two opposite approaches to dyslexia-friendly reading. Here's how they compare, what the research says, and which one to try first.
How weighted letter bottoms help some dyslexic readers, and the right way to enable OpenDyslexic on every website.
Google's Lexend is built around reading-speed research. Here's what that research actually found — and how to try Lexend on every site.
The Braille Institute designed Atkinson Hyperlegible to disambiguate characters like 0 vs O, a vs o, I vs l. Here's how to use it as your default reading font.
The anecdotal love for Comic Sans among dyslexic readers has some basis. Here's what the research says — and why Comic Neue is probably a better choice.