A dyslexia-friendly font is promoted as potentially improving reading for people with dyslexia, but the claim is less settled than familiar design folklore suggests. Dyslexia is not a vision impairment; it is a neurobiological learning disability involving difficulties with accurate or fluent word recognition, spelling, and decoding. section 5.5.2 section 5.5.2
Keep the practical takeaway pleasantly unglamorous:
- Do not assume that one special font works for everyone with dyslexia. section 5.5.2
- Consider giving users control over the display font in web-based visualizations rather than imposing a universal choice. section 5.5.2
- Treat Comic Sans as an unresolved possibility, not a command to repaint every interface in it. section 5.5.2
Named options
OpenDyslexia is described as a freely downloadable font available on all platforms, while Dyslexie is a paid font created by Dutch designer Christian Boer in 2008. section 5.5.2
