Note that there still have been no studies on its efficacy. At worst, it is a great font to avoid ambiguity between characters.

    • AnimalsDreamEnglish
      20•1 month ago

      I wish there was an open font that tries to do the same thing, but with an aesthetic that wasn’t reminiscent of comic sans.

    • go $fsck yourselfEnglish
      18•1 month ago

      I find it ironic that their website has extremely low contrasting colors making it very hard to read.

      (Look at the top left for the worst example)

    • @snek_boi@lemmy.mlOP
      5•1 month ago

      I actually changed my Anki to OpenDyslexic a couple of months ago! I changed it again when Atkinson Hyperlegible Next came out, but I agree that OpenDyslexic makes reading a breeze.

      My only grievance with OpenDyslexic is that I don’t think I could send reports with this font without pushback. On the other hand, I have sent multiple reports using Atkinson Hyperlegible and nobody has ever said a thing.

    • @lol_idk@lemmy.ml
      3•1 month ago

      I find this harder to read than almost any other “normal” font. I wonder if I have some other reading impairment I’ve never been aware of - having recently discovered I’m also not neurotypical

      • @Master@lemm.eeEnglish
        2•1 month ago

        As a dyslexic its very hard to read. But dyslexia isn’t one thing. Its a broad catch all category diagnosis. So im sure it does help some. But damn its also ugly…

  • NONE
    22•1 month ago

    I have been using this font as the default font on my personal laptop and I am more than happy with the way it looks and reads.

    • @snek_boi@lemmy.mlOP
      9•1 month ago

      A couple of years ago I tried using the original Atkinson Hyperlegible (the one published a couple of years ago, before “Next”) on GNOME and my settings didn’t quite work. I had scaling at around 100% and increased the font size a little bit because I was having a hard time reading the font (the irony!). You inspired me to try again, but now with Atkinson Hyperlegible Next!

  • @untorquer@lemmy.world
    17•1 month ago

    I think this actually has a negative effect for me. It’s like every character is now screaming for my attention, and my brain can’t read whole words and phrases. I have to process the letters first. Though it’s possible this could be more to do with the website’s rendering on mobile and default font size.

    • Great Blue HeronEnglish
      7•1 month ago

      It doesn’t work for me either. Just reading the text on the page linked here was uncomfortable. It’s not like you describe though - for me it’s like there’s too much white space and there’s this mass of words almost floating around the page and it’s hard to keep track of where I’m up to. I am a bad/slow reader and all reading is like that for me - that font just seems to make it worse.

    • @snek_boi@lemmy.mlOP
      4•1 month ago

      That’s interesting. I’d love to know if you have the same experience on a desktop and with different font sizes.

      • @untorquer@lemmy.world
        1•1 month ago

        It’s just the font size. I have to zoom out to 50% then it’s pretty comfortable. But also I’m not the target audience and if my eyesight goes later on in life I’ll probably benefit. I’m glad sites are considering things like this for accessibility.

  • @RutabagasnTurnips@lemmy.caEnglish
    15•1 month ago

    I see a lot of people discussing this font and mentioning OpenDyslexia.

    I couldn’t find research on Atkinson Hyperlegible. It says it was recently this year, I also couldn’t find any research on effectuveness when I looked through the website. If I missed it I aplogize and would love to learn more if someone wants to take the time to link/copy the applicable info. My hope is since it’s a non-profit group focusing on helping those with vision problems it has been well developed tested for effectiveness. Certainly if someone wants to try for themselves please do. Before going all out though say converting large volumes of things or implementing for a classroom I think asking questions would be prudent.

    Unfortunately OpenDyslexia does not actually help those with this learn disability! The authors of the below article do a good job of discussing why and the harm misconception/misuse of products like these can create.

    Wery JJ, Diliberto JA. The effect of a specialized dyslexia font, OpenDyslexic, on reading rate and accuracy. Ann Dyslexia. 2017 Jul;67(2):114-127. doi: 10.1007/s11881-016-0127-1. Epub 2016 Mar 18. PMID: 26993270; PMCID: PMC5629233. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5629233/

    Here is some more info and strategies for those instered in regards to dyslexia. https://childmind.org/article/understanding-dyslexia/

    • @snek_boi@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      6•1 month ago

      Thank you so much for taking the time to research and share you findings.

      As to Atkinson Hyperlegible, I suppose its merit could be, at most, making it harder to confuse characters such as B8, O0, or 1Iil.

      Beyond these benefits (and as you mentioned), there is just not enough information on whether Atkinson Hyperlegible definitely helps or not.

      Also, thanks for the link on dyslexia. I suppose that, to an extent, promoting fonts like Open Dyslexia could lead to the unintended consequences described in the article.

    • @xye@lemm.eeEnglish
      3•1 month ago

      Damn, I was hoping the research would pan out here. I have problems reading longer chunks of text but OpenDyslexia has helped me with that. I read exclusively on my Kobo (which has it included as a font by default) because of it.

      • @RutabagasnTurnips@lemmy.caEnglish
        2•1 month ago

        It would be great if it did show improvement when evaluated in research. The clinical evidence just isn’t there though.

        There is nothing stopping someone from enjoying it out of pure personal preference though.

  • @TommySoda@lemmy.world
    7•1 month ago

    As someone that has pretty decent vision, I enjoyed reading this font very much. Imma have to download it just because it’s pleasant to read.

  • @LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world
    7•1 month ago

    I have good vision but I actually really like this font since i have a smaller phone screen! Anyone know how to install it on an Android phone?

    • Steven McTowelieEnglish
      2•1 month ago

      It’s been a long time since I tried, but I tried to install Atkinson Hyperlegible on my android and it wasn’t possible without rooting the phone. Your manufacturer may have a way to add fonts, but for Samsung I was limited to downloading them through their Galaxy store, which had no fonts I wanted

  • @fievel@lemm.ee
    6•1 month ago

    The original Atkinson Hyperlegible (without Next) is available by default on some Kobo e-readers. I use it for a few months now and I find that indeed it helps reading at night (or without my glasses because it’s nice to remove them from time to time).

  • @Mattster_Of_Puppets@lemmy.world
    5•1 month ago

    Would I be able to add this to my Kobo e-reader?

    I wear glasses - but read in bed without them. I have a larger font size set - but thus looks like a clearer font too

  • DarrenEnglish
    4•1 month ago

    I tried to put this on my Kobo, but it just crashed it every time.

  • @ddash@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    3•1 month ago

    This is probably a stupid question. If it is free for personal and all commercial use… which case isn’t covered by that? Could just say it is free to use.

    • NONE
      25•1 month ago

      OP just tries to be as clear and transparent as possible, because there are times when someone says something is “free to use” but then in the “fine print” they hide limitations.