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I don't think there's anything inherently more legible about either serif or sans-serif fonts. Whichever one you read the most will be most legible to you, whic
by mrob 6y ago
I don't think there's anything inherently more legible about either serif or sans-serif fonts. Whichever one you read the most will be most legible to you, which means the default shouldn't be changed even when it's no longer technically necessary.
- technothrasher 6y agoCommon wisdom is that serif fonts are easier to read, but most research I've read on the topic show either very small or no readability increase with serif over san-serif fonts. As an example: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4612630/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4612630/
- mark-r 6y agoThe studies that show an advantage for serif fonts are old, and were done with printed samples. I doubt their conclusions apply to the screen.
- pavlov 6y agoI don't think it's obvious either way. Reading on paper vs. high-DPI screens isn't that different. Text-oriented software like Kindle and Medium default to serif fonts, but I don't know if they have any research to back that up. I suppose Amazon's usability people might have even bothered to look into that. Of course a large part of this is simply that you read fastest what you read the most.
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