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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Jakylla@sh.itjust.works to c/typography@lemmy.ca

What can we talk about on this new Community about fonts, others than the most controversial font of all time ?

What do you think about Comic Sans MS ?

Do you use it ? Did you use it in the past ? Will you use it in the future ? Why ?

What do you like or dislike about this font ?

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[-] TheMechanic@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago

Comic sans is so ubiquitous because it is easier to read for people with reading difficulties like dyslexia. So I let people do what works for them.

https://www.boia.org/blog/does-comic-sans-benefit-people-with-dyslexia

[-] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago

Atkinson Hyperlegible and OpenDyslexic are both fonts that were actually designed for that. And Atkinson at least doesn't look ridiculous.

[-] cryptiod137@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That article all but rejects your claim...

Please stop spreading this BS and the typographic crimes it enables

[-] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

There is an actual opendyslexic font and it doesn't look much like comic sans. It has a very distinct heavy and light weight line to it, on a printed page the light areas barely show.

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