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"Results showed a small, but significant advantage in response times for words written in a sans serif font." https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2044

by tokai 4y ago

"Results showed a small, but significant advantage in response times for words written in a sans serif font." https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20445911.2011.546781 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20445911.2011.5... "Sans serif, monospaced and roman font styles significantly improved the reading performance over serif, proportional and italic fonts." https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/2513383.2513447 https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/2513383.2513447 and here a whole book about that question https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/53344 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/53344

splatzone 4y ago
Fascinating, thank you
AlanYx 4y ago
That last link (the book) is a fantastic literature review, but every chapter basically concludes that despite some results going each way, there is no statistically significant readability difference between sans serif and serif typefaces, whether on paper or on screen, or whether the reader has various disabilities.
- tokai 4y ago
  I had a laugh about that.
Perceval 4y ago
Dyslexia associations have recommended Comic Sans as a font that allows for easier reading comprehension. Experts say that opposition to Comic Sans is ableist: https://www.thecut.com/2020/08/the-reason-comic-sans-is-a-public-good.html https://www.thecut.com/2020/08/the-reason-comic-sans-is-a-pu... I, for one, think all State Dept cables should henceforth be transmitted in Comic Sans, so as to provide maximum accessibility.
- lofatdairy 4y ago
  While I really hope the claim that hating on Comic Sans being ableist is facetious, I do kinda like the font, and use Fantasque Sans[^1] in my terminal. [^1]: https://github.com/belluzj/fantasque-sans https://github.com/belluzj/fantasque-sans
  - AnnualDegree99 4y ago
    I use Comic Mono and Comic Sans as my system monospace and regular fonts, respectively. If nothing else, it makes reading LinkedIn a lot more fun. And to be quite honest it's nice to read in general.
OhioMan2943 4y ago
Isn't 'small but significant' quite ironic.

by tokai 4y ago

splatzone 4y ago

Fascinating, thank you

AlanYx 4y ago

That last link (the book) is a fantastic literature review, but every chapter basically concludes that despite some results going each way, there is no statistically significant readability difference between sans serif and serif typefaces, whether on paper or on screen, or whether the reader has various disabilities.

tokai 4y ago
I had a laugh about that.

Perceval 4y ago

Dyslexia associations have recommended Comic Sans as a font that allows for easier reading comprehension. Experts say that opposition to Comic Sans is ableist: https://www.thecut.com/2020/08/the-reason-comic-sans-is-a-public-good.html https://www.thecut.com/2020/08/the-reason-comic-sans-is-a-pu... I, for one, think all State Dept cables should henceforth be transmitted in Comic Sans, so as to provide maximum accessibility.

lofatdairy 4y ago
While I really hope the claim that hating on Comic Sans being ableist is facetious, I do kinda like the font, and use Fantasque Sans[^1] in my terminal. [^1]: https://github.com/belluzj/fantasque-sans https://github.com/belluzj/fantasque-sans
- AnnualDegree99 4y ago
  I use Comic Mono and Comic Sans as my system monospace and regular fonts, respectively. If nothing else, it makes reading LinkedIn a lot more fun. And to be quite honest it's nice to read in general.

OhioMan2943 4y ago

Isn't 'small but significant' quite ironic.