Level: Advanced
Typographic choices can meaningfully affect readability for visitors with dyslexia and other reading-related differences, beyond general best practice.
Avoid Overly Decorative or Condensed Fonts for Body Text
Fonts with unusual letterforms or tightly condensed spacing can be significantly harder to read for visitors with dyslexia, even if they're broadly legible for most readers.
Generous Line Height and Paragraph Spacing Help Considerably
Extra vertical breathing room between lines and paragraphs reduces the visual crowding that makes text tracking more difficult for some readers.
Avoid Justified Text Alignment
Justified text creates uneven word spacing that can disrupt reading flow, particularly for readers who already find text tracking effortful.
Next step: Use the Word Counter to review your body copy's length and structure with an eye toward whether it's genuinely comfortable for a range of readers.