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Originally Posted by nashira
Generally people hate it because it shows up in the weirdest places. It is a decent font for those who are dyslexic, though, even if I think it's ugly so eh. Ugly is fine as long as its legible to the target demographic.
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Having looked at several items about Comic Sans a few months back, it appears that most of Comic Sans reputation as being good for dyslexics is an urban myth based mostly on recommendations by British Dyslexia Association. There is little support from any scientific studies.
One study to look at might be
Good Fonts for Dyslexia. While Comic Sans is not mentioned, it does qualify as a san-serif font.
Looking at several other studies, it would appear that most of the "dyslexic" fonts show no real advantage for most dyslexic readers. All too often, the results came down to what font the reader is most comfortable reading with.