MobileRead Forums
Register Guidelines E-Books Today's Posts Search

Go Back   MobileRead Forums > E-Book Readers > Amazon Kindle
Reload this Page What's your favorite font to read ebooks in?

Notices

Reply
Page 3 of 6 12 3 456
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 06-03-2023, 11:23 AM   #31
mt.msla
Enthusiast
mt.msla began at the beginning.
 
mt.msla's Avatar
 
Posts: 39
Karma: 10
Join Date: May 2021
Device: PW 2 3gb
Quote:
Originally Posted by pgilster View Post
Please excuse a question from a font neophyte. I love to swap fonts on my ebooks and love to read about new options. But I know little about fonts themselves, how they are designed, etc. Right now I'm confused about font weighting. I understand what this means, but I also see reference to 'hinting' and I'm unclear on whether this is the same thing as 'weighting' or something else. Any clarification much appreciated! -- Paul
https://reallygooddesigns.com/fonts-theory/
mt.msla is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-03-2023, 12:31 PM   #32
JSWolf
Resident Curmudgeon
JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
JSWolf's Avatar
 
Posts: 74,033
Karma: 129333114
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts
Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3
Quote:
Originally Posted by dublincheri View Post
ChareInk size 2 is my sweet spot ever since I first found it here. I've just added the 6SP to my library of kindles!
What do you think of ChareInk6SP?
JSWolf is online now   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 06-03-2023, 01:08 PM   #33
Desertway
Addict
Desertway ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Desertway ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Desertway ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Desertway ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Desertway ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Desertway ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Desertway ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Desertway ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Desertway ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Desertway ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Desertway ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 313
Karma: 1701842
Join Date: Mar 2010
Device: Kindle Oasis 3
Quote:
Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
You can up the weight of Bookerly if you use a Kobo or Kindle at night.
Yes, I can, but it doesn't hit the sweet spot. It's either too bold or not bold enough. Literata Medium is right where I want to be.
Desertway is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-03-2023, 02:59 PM   #34
ZodWallop
Gentleman and scholar
ZodWallop ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ZodWallop ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ZodWallop ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ZodWallop ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ZodWallop ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ZodWallop ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ZodWallop ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ZodWallop ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ZodWallop ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ZodWallop ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ZodWallop ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
ZodWallop's Avatar
 
Posts: 10,994
Karma: 108312789
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Space City, Texas
Device: Clara HD; Nook ST w/Glowlight, (2015) Glowlight Plus, Paperwhite 3
Quote:
Originally Posted by pgilster View Post
Please excuse a question from a font neophyte. I love to swap fonts on my ebooks and love to read about new options. But I know little about fonts themselves, how they are designed, etc. Right now I'm confused about font weighting. I understand what this means, but I also see reference to 'hinting' and I'm unclear on whether this is the same thing as 'weighting' or something else. Any clarification much appreciated! -- Paul
Here you go:

Font weight

Hinting


Kerning

One more: Ligature (Kerning can make ligatures necessary.)


I couldn't find a nice little alll-in-one image for hinting.
Last edited by ZodWallop; 06-03-2023 at 03:13 PM.
ZodWallop is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-03-2023, 03:02 PM   #35
DNSB
Bibliophagist
DNSB ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DNSB ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DNSB ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DNSB ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DNSB ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DNSB ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DNSB ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DNSB ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DNSB ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DNSB ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DNSB ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
DNSB's Avatar
 
Posts: 35,498
Karma: 145557716
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Vancouver
Device: Kobo Sage, Forma, Clara HD, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos
I can't resist.
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version Name: keming-kerning.jpg Views: 53 Size: 194.4 KB ID: 201858  
Last edited by DNSB; 06-03-2023 at 09:18 PM.
DNSB is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 06-03-2023, 05:50 PM   #36
Martinoptic
Bibliolater
Martinoptic ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Martinoptic ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Martinoptic ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Martinoptic ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Martinoptic ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Martinoptic ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Martinoptic ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Martinoptic ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Martinoptic ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Martinoptic ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Martinoptic ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Martinoptic's Avatar
 
Posts: 4,790
Karma: 2600000
Join Date: Dec 2021
Location: England
Device: none
Martinoptic is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-03-2023, 05:54 PM   #37
dublincheri
Zealot
dublincheri ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.dublincheri ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.dublincheri ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.dublincheri ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.dublincheri ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.dublincheri ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.dublincheri ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.dublincheri ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.dublincheri ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.dublincheri ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.dublincheri ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 118
Karma: 2700000
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: New England (for now)
Device: Kindle Oasis 3, new Basic 2022
Quote:
Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
What do you think of ChareInk6SP?
I like it. With the weather being 40 degrees colder than yesterday and dreary as well today was a reading day. I changed my font to ChareInk6SP and read for hours not really noticing much difference from my old settings. Then I pulled out another Oasis and compared the two where I can see the difference, it’s more obvious on an entire page when the menu isn’t on the screen. But I intend to make this the default font on my other devices too.
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version Name: IMG_5749.jpeg Views: 169 Size: 213.5 KB ID: 201848  
dublincheri is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-03-2023, 06:25 PM   #38
JSWolf
Resident Curmudgeon
JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
JSWolf's Avatar
 
Posts: 74,033
Karma: 129333114
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts
Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3
Quote:
Originally Posted by ZodWallop View Post
(Kerning can make ligatures necessary.)
I don't see how kerning makes ligatures necessary.
JSWolf is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 06-03-2023, 07:58 PM   #39
pgilster
Connoisseur
pgilster can teach chickens to fly.pgilster can teach chickens to fly.pgilster can teach chickens to fly.pgilster can teach chickens to fly.pgilster can teach chickens to fly.pgilster can teach chickens to fly.pgilster can teach chickens to fly.pgilster can teach chickens to fly.pgilster can teach chickens to fly.pgilster can teach chickens to fly.pgilster can teach chickens to fly.
 
pgilster's Avatar
 
Posts: 57
Karma: 3888
Join Date: Aug 2020
Device: Kobo Aura One; Kobo Forma; Kindle Oasis 3
Excellent, ZodWallop. Thanks so much for this very helpful display. Also thanks to Mt. Msla for the outstanding link. Plenty for me to study up on here.
pgilster is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-03-2023, 08:00 PM   #40
j.p.s
Grand Sorcerer
j.p.s ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.j.p.s ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.j.p.s ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.j.p.s ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.j.p.s ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.j.p.s ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.j.p.s ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.j.p.s ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.j.p.s ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.j.p.s ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.j.p.s ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 5,285
Karma: 98804578
Join Date: Apr 2011
Device: pb360
Quote:
Originally Posted by ZodWallop View Post
One more: Ligature (Kerning can make ligatures necessary.)
I see the top one as a funny looking "h" and the bottom one as a funny looking "A".
j.p.s is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-03-2023, 08:26 PM   #41
JSWolf
Resident Curmudgeon
JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
JSWolf's Avatar
 
Posts: 74,033
Karma: 129333114
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts
Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3
Quote:
Originally Posted by j.p.s View Post
I see the top one as a funny looking "h" and the bottom one as a funny looking "A".
Whatever font that is has terrible looking ligatures. The ligatures in ChareInk/Charis SIL do look good as they look like the two letters next to each other instead of merging in a new letter.
JSWolf is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 06-03-2023, 09:16 PM   #42
graycyn
Wizard
graycyn ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.graycyn ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.graycyn ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.graycyn ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.graycyn ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.graycyn ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.graycyn ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.graycyn ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.graycyn ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.graycyn ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.graycyn ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 1,496
Karma: 11250344
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: NE Oregon
Device: Kobo Sage, Forma, Kindle Oasis 2, Sony PRS-T2
I guess I'm fairly basic for fonts. I use Literata Book, Amasis, and Georgia Pro for the most part. I switch off from time to time, depending on my mood.
graycyn is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-03-2023, 09:20 PM   #43
DNSB
Bibliophagist
DNSB ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DNSB ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DNSB ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DNSB ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DNSB ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DNSB ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DNSB ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DNSB ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DNSB ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DNSB ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DNSB ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
DNSB's Avatar
 
Posts: 35,498
Karma: 145557716
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Vancouver
Device: Kobo Sage, Forma, Clara HD, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos
My main criteria for a font is that I don't notice it.
DNSB is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-03-2023, 11:10 PM   #44
rcentros
eReader Wrangler
rcentros ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.rcentros ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.rcentros ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.rcentros ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.rcentros ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.rcentros ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.rcentros ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.rcentros ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.rcentros ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.rcentros ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.rcentros ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
rcentros's Avatar
 
Posts: 7,443
Karma: 48453105
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Boise, ID
Device: PB HD3, GL3, Tolino Vision 4, Voyage, Clara HD
Quote:
Originally Posted by mt.msla View Post
As title: do you have a preferred font you use when reading?
Constantia.
rcentros is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-03-2023, 11:46 PM   #45
Sumanuil
Member
Sumanuil seizes *every* day. In the original latin.Sumanuil seizes *every* day. In the original latin.Sumanuil seizes *every* day. In the original latin.Sumanuil seizes *every* day. In the original latin.Sumanuil seizes *every* day. In the original latin.Sumanuil seizes *every* day. In the original latin.Sumanuil seizes *every* day. In the original latin.Sumanuil seizes *every* day. In the original latin.Sumanuil seizes *every* day. In the original latin.Sumanuil seizes *every* day. In the original latin.Sumanuil seizes *every* day. In the original latin.
 
Sumanuil's Avatar
 
Posts: 20
Karma: 92524
Join Date: Jun 2023
Location: USA
Device: Kindle (10th Generation)
Quote:
Originally Posted by mt.msla View Post
As title: do you have a preferred font you use when reading?

Does it matter if it's an e-reader vs. another screen like a full color tablet or monitor?
I use one called Cormorant, except for one book that I have had a print copy of for so long that anything other than the original (don't know the name) looks "wrong".
Sumanuil is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 3 of 6 12 3 456

Tags
favorite, favorite font, font

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
What's your favorite font to read in? Tizzalicious General Discussions 132 11-18-2016 10:24 AM
Moon+ Reader your favorite font and font size? loodio Android Devices 6 01-30-2016 06:50 PM
Your Favorite Font! Giggleton Workshop 2 05-09-2011 11:53 PM
Favorite Custom Installed Font on your Sony Reader JohnnyRocks Sony Reader 36 03-07-2011 02:33 PM
Font Too Small To Read on eBooks Bought Through KoboBooks Mysterio Kobo Reader 13 06-29-2010 05:25 PM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:37 AM.

Contact Us - FAQ - Guidelines - Privacy - Top

MobileRead.com is a privately owned, operated and funded community.