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OpenDyslexic

OpenDyslexic is a free typeface and font intended to mitigate some of the common reading errors caused by dyslexia.

About OpenDyslexic

OpenDyslexic is a free typeface and font intended 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. Like many dyslexia-intervention typefaces, most notably Dyslexie, OpenDyslexic adds to dyslexia research and is intended as a reading aid. It is not a cure for dyslexia. The typeface includes regular, bold, italic, bold-italic, and monospaced font styles. The benefit has been questioned in scientific studies. 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."

From the Wikipedia article “OpenDyslexic”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Using OpenDyslexic in a book

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