OpenDyslexic
Typeface designed to mitigate reading errors caused by dyslexia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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OpenDyslexic is a free typeface/font designed to mitigate some of the common reading errors caused by dyslexia. The typeface was created by Abbie Gonzalez, who released it through an open-source license.[3][4] The design is based on DejaVu Sans, also an open-source font.[citation needed]
Category | Sans-serif |
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Designer(s) | Abbie Gonzalez[1] |
Date released | 2011[1] |
License | SIL Open Font License v1.1[2] |
Sample | |
Shown here | OpenDyslexic 3 Regular |
Website | opendyslexic |
Like many dyslexia-intervention typefaces, most notably Dyslexie, OpenDyslexic adds to dyslexia research and is a reading aid. It is not a cure for dyslexia.[5] The typeface includes regular, bold, italic, bold-italic, and monospaced font styles. The benefit has been questioned in scientific studies.[6]
In 2012, Gonzalez explained their motivation to the BBC: "I had seen similar fonts, but at the time they were completely unaffordable and so impractical as far as costs go."[1]