Typeface: Refers to the artistic design of the letters, numbers and symbols. The terms Font and Typeface are often used interchangeably, but in fact they have different meanings.įont: The delivery mechanism for printing. Glossy and bright white backgrounds, italics, ALL CAPS, and underlining have been found to impair reading for dyslexicsīelow is a look at some of the major fonts developed for dyslexics, why they were developed, how they are supposed to work, and what the research (if any) has shown about them thus far.Lightly colored paper, 12-14 point sans serif font, and bolding of text for highlighting are commonly believed to be best for dyslexics.A 2013 Spanish study found that Helvetica, Courier, Arial and Verdana were the best fonts for dyslexics, the same fonts of choice for many efficient readers.
