What fonts should I avoid for people with dyslexia?

It’s best not to use italicized text and more decorative serif typefaces like Garamond and Gaviota for dyslexia. These fonts can create reading difficulties for people with dyslexia.

What are the best text colors for people with dyslexia?

People with dyslexia can quickly absorb information with black text over peach, orange, and yellow backgrounds.

What are the most readable font sizes for people with dyslexia?

Use a minimum of 12-14 pt type to ensure a dyslexia-friendly text style. However, larger font sizes may be necessary for some end users.

What are the most dyslexia-friendly fonts?

In addition to UserWay’s dyslexia-friendly font (dyslexia-tailored typography), the most dyslexia-friendly typefaces are Arial and Comic Sans. Solid alternative fonts for an enhanced reading experience include Verdana, Tahoma, Century Gothic, and Trebuchet. These are the recommended fonts for better comprehension and improving overall readability.

What language is most accessible for dyslexia?

Beyond using fonts for better legibility, language also plays a role in the user experience for people with dyslexia. Spanish, Italian, and German are languages that people often express phonetically, which is potentially beneficial for people with dyslexia.

How can I make dyslexia-friendly presentations?

Start by choosing cream or pastel for your paper color, and always use easy-to-read fonts. Don’t place text over images and background graphics, as these can make the text difficult to read. Graphics, pictograms, and lists are good ways of presenting information simply.

Dyslexia Friendly Font

Simplify the reading experience with a new typeface, designed by UserWay. Dyslexia Friendly Font (UDF) reimagines how users interact with content, making it easier on the eyes.

Tell symbols apart

Similar-looking letters are now easier to distinguish with this font for people with dyslexia. UDF uses less symmetry to make symbols more distinctive and prevent confusion. The typeface adds a distinguishing serif to the lowercase “b.”

Lowercase "L", uppercase "I", number "1" in the UserWay Dyslexia Friendly Font

Standard web font

UDF makes fonts asymmetrical to prevent confusion, with a distinguishing serif on the lowercase "b."

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Distinguishing tail in the lowercase "b"

Standard web font

Zero and the letter “O” can look too similar. Adding a distinguishing slash eliminates confusion.

UDF

Standard web font

The numbers 6 and 9 are commonly mirror images. However, UDF gives them many more distinguishing characteristics.

UDF

Distinguishing thicknesses for numerals "6" and "9"

Standard web font

UDF makes the lowercase “Q” resemble its uppercase form.

UDF

Lowercase "Q" and "P" in UserWay Dyslexia Friendly Font

Standard web font

The letters “L” and “I” and the number “1” can now more easily be distinguished.

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Distinguishing characteristics for "L", "I", and "1"

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The UserWay font for dyslexia comprises hundreds of letters, glyphs, numbers, and symbols. Try it on your site for free!

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Supports all languages based on the Latin and Roman alphabets

English, French, Spanish, Romanian, German, and many more!

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More languages and an expanded character set are coming soon.

Increased baseline and thinner top

The base of all letters is thicker and heavier than the majority of fonts, which helps position them accurately.

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Dyslexia is a language-based reading disorder, and people with dyslexia can find it difficult to read and comprehend the text on conventional websites. Often the fonts, layouts and spacing are part of the problem. Accessibility is an important part of good web design, and many designers and developers find themselves looking to accommodate users with dyslexia.

Do right by all users

People with dyslexia benefit from the many features in UserWay’s Accessibility Widget. These include increased text size, contrast, spacing, fonts, and other enhancements of on-screen content, colors, and backgrounds. In addition to these remediations, the UserWay Dyslexia-Friendly Font enables a new, fluid reading experience.

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