What makes a font readable?įonts come in two flavors. The rule, then, is use legible fonts for headlines, and readable fonts for text. It makes an effective headline, but would you really want to read several paragraphs of it, never mind several pages?
To show you what I mean, here’s an example: Agency FB is a font installed with Microsoft Office. Text can be legible without being very readable. Legibility refers to the ease with which the text can be understood in a quick look. Readability refers to how comfortable a particular typeface is to read in long passages of text, such as letters, articles or books. LegibilityĪt first glance, these terms are synonymous, but to a designer or typographer they are not. Does it matter which one you use? How would you know? And what about headings – should they use a different typeface, or a larger version of the same one used for text? Readability vs. But, even so, click on that Font drop-down arrow and the list goes on and on. Most companies, except for some very large ones, prefer to stick with the fonts that come with their computer, or with their Office software suite, whether it’s Microsoft Office, Google Docs, Libre Office or something else.
When I’m consulting with businesses about the “look” of their corporate communications, one of the hot questions is always, “Which font should we use?” In an earlier Creative Tips post I touched on this subject as far as saying “At least don’t use the defaults” without going into much detail as to how you would decide on one.
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