Is this font easy for you to read? Good—that’s the idea.
Our font, Atkinson Hyperlegible was carefully developed by the Braille Institute to help low-vision readers. It improves legibility and readability through clear, and distinctive letters and numbers.
Our award-winning font has made reading easier for millions upon millions of people and continues to change lives daily. And it’s free for everyone—from personal use to all commercial applications.
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Legible. Life Changing.
When we designed it in 2019, Atkinson Hyperlegible won Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Award.
With more and more people facing visual impairment every year, the opportunity to make a difference in the world is profound.
Atkinson Hyperlegible User
“I’ve been using this font as my browser default since it was released and I can confidently say it’s improved my life…
Finally, I feel I can actually browse the web without getting a migraine every thirty minutes, so thank you so much!”
Unique Design Features
Letters have received special care to ensure they’re legible and clear.
Similarly-shaped upright letters are distinctly different.
Matching letter pairs are clearer and easier to identify.
Large areas inside letters, called counters, keep characters clear.
Spurs and Tails
Angled spurs and longer tails help increase recognition.
Circular elements reflect the heritage of the Braille Institute.
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Font Highlights
Atkinson Hyperlegible is available as four fonts, including two weights for regular, bold, italics, and italic bold.
Accent characters to support 27 languages.
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numerals, accents, and more.
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Two weights for regular, bold, italics, and italics bold.
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Easy to Read. Easy to Support.
We offer this font for free as part of our mission to positively transform the lives of those with vision loss.
Help us continue to spread our impact and help others by making a small donation.
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Installation Instructions
Download the ZIP file, and save it to your computer. After it is downloaded, open the folder and find the folder called “Print Fonts”.
Most users will only need the files inside the “Print Fonts” folder. Other files are for professional designers.
Atkinson Hyperlegible is provided as a Truetype (ttf) file, which is suitable for all users. Find the file called AtkinsonHyperlegible.ttf
One Font, Two Weights
Regular, Bold, Italics, Italics Bold are all available in one file.
Double-click the font file, then click “Install” in the font preview window. Atkinson Hyperlegible is now installed.
Double-click the font file in the Finder. The Font Book application will open. Click “Install” to finish installing the font.
A Font Created for Everyone
2024 marks 5 years of Atkinson Hyperlegible! In that short time, it has made a monumental impact.
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Legible Across Industries
From space travel to agriculture to blogs to books, thousands across the world are using Atkinson Hyperlegible to reach wider audiences.
Examples include:
- Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin website
- Billy and the Giant Adventure by Jamie Oliver
- Available on Canva (online graphic design tool)
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Doheny Eye Institute UCLA website
Clear. Beautiful. Accessible.
