Atkinson Hyperlegible is a new typeface, offering greater legibility and readability for low vision readers. The font is named after Braille Institute founder, J. Robert Atkinson. What makes it different from traditional typography design is that it focuses on letterform distinction to increase character recognition, ultimately improving readability.
The Braille Institute has made this free for anyone to use, under the SIL Open Font License.
The typeface was a Winner of Fast Company’s 2019 Innovation By Design Award.
Informational sheet about Atkinson Hyperlegible font, with samples of informational brochures, business card, and more with text in the font: Download Summary Document [.pdf]
"Download the Font …and change the world!"
SIL Open Font License, v1.1. See OFL.txt for details.
For Low vision readers, certain letters and numbers can be hard to distinguish from one another.
Atkinson Hyperlegible differentiates common misinterpreted letters and numbers using various design techniques: B vs 8, 1 vs L vs l vs I.
Recognizable Footprints: Character boundaries clearly defined, ensuring understanding across the visual-ability spectrum.
Differentiated letterforms: Similar letter pairs are differentiated from each other to dramatically increase legibility.
Q vs G, E vs F, p vs q, i vs r, O vs 0
Unambiguous Characters: designed to increase legibility and distinction
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Exaggerated forms: Shaping of letters is exaggerated to provide better clarity
Opened Counterspace: Open areas of certain letters are expanded to provide greater distinction
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Angled spurs and differentiated tails: Increase recognition and define distinctive style
Circular Details: Links to the history of Braille Institute and braille dots