I know people really hate Comic Sans, but it has some really useful properties.<p>One particularly useful property, especially in the education sector, is that dyslexics typically find it decidedly easier to read. Comic Sans uses distinct shapes for each character, e.g. no 'p' rotated to be 'q', and a variety of different sizes, all of which help make it easier for dyslexics.<p>AIGA article on the subject: <a href="https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/sad-but-true-comic-sans-might-just-be-the-best-font-for-dyslexics/" rel="nofollow">https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/sad-but-true-comic-sans-might-j...</a><p>From a bit by the British Dyslexic Association:
<a href="https://bdatech.org/what-technology/typefaces-for-dyslexia/" rel="nofollow">https://bdatech.org/what-technology/typefaces-for-dyslexia/</a>
Studies showed the following characteristics as being desired:<p>* Good ascenders and descenders, b, d, f, h, k, l, t, and all capitals; g, j, p, q, y.
* b and d; p and q distinguished, not mirror images.
* Different forms for capital I, lowercase l and digit 1.
* Rounded g as in handwriting. Most liked rounded a, although perhaps some felt that it may be confused with o.
* Letter-spacing, e.g. r, n together rn should not look like m, (‘modern’ may scan as, or sound like, ‘modem’.)<p>And their summary on Comic Sans MS:
"It meets all dyslexic ‘likes’ except mirrored b and d."