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Comic Sans and Dyslexia


Inspired by the lettering in comics, it was created by Vincent Connare

"this casual but legible face has proved very popular with a wide variety of people." - Microsoft

Designers HATE it.


Petitions (ban it from gmail 1999)
Blogs
Articles


Using Comic Sans is like turning up to a black-tie event in a clown costume. 
By banding together to eradicate this font from the face of the earth we strive to ensure that future generations will be liberated from this epidemic and never suffer this scourge that is the plague of our time.

Holly and David Combs, The Guardian 2010


However ...


It can be used as a solution for those suffering from dyselxia.

Each letter is uniquely irregular


Not everyone with dyslexia uses Comic Sans to help them read and write. Other people with dyslexia find that having colored paper makes it easier. Or some people find Arial easier.

The Establishment


There are other fonts designed specifically for dyslexia
[Lexia Readable, Open-Dyslexic, Dyslexie]

Conclusion

Ableism.