Readability

Posted on Tuesday, March 18th, 2014

Setting the text at a good default font size of around 10 – 14 pts will help whether your information is on a screen or in print. This also allows assistive technologies to easily resize the text for visually impaired users.

Blocks of text in CAPITALS or italics should be restricted to headings or very short sentences. Large blocks of text in CAPS can impact on the legibility of a document as it can make the letters hard to distinguish as all of the letters are of the same height.

Underlined text and text in italics can also impact on readability as it can often make it hard to recognise the text.

Remember, text using a decorative typeface that is noticeable may not necessarily be readable.


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