What's your favorite font to read in?

[Solitaire1]

Katsunami wrote as part of a post:

Originally Posted by Katsunami

I just filed a ban request. It's forbidden to like that font.

http://www.comicsanscriminal.com/

Originally Posted by sneakyspider

What can I say? I'm a rebel.

I will add my support to Comic Sans. One of the things I like about it is that it is readable even at very small sizes, something that's not the case with other typefaces.

However, I do agree that it is only appropriate in certain circumstances. I think that its overuse is one of the reasons that it is disliked by so many people.

[Amalthia]

I think my favorite is still Times New Roman.

[mojos]

Originally Posted by Amalthia

I think my favorite is still Times New Roman.

Yep, Times New Roman is still the font which I am comfortable reading with. Arial comes in second.

[sneakyspider]

Originally Posted by Solitaire1

Katsunami wrote as part of a post:
I will add my support to Comic Sans. One of the things I like about it is that it is readable even at very small sizes, something that's not the case with other typefaces.

However, I do agree that it is only appropriate in certain circumstances. I think that its overuse is one of the reasons that it is disliked by so many people.

Oh, I'd definitely agree that it wouldn't be appropriate in every situation, but in the case of using it on my eReader, where the only one having to read it is me, then I think it's okay.

[maranium]

Chicago. It is the only reading font for me. And so readable in various light conditions, particularly in the small size and close spacing I prefer, to minimize page turns

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by maranium

Chicago. It is the only reading font for me. And so readable in various light conditions, particularly in the small size and close spacing I prefer, to minimize page turns

Isn't Chicago that awful font Apple originally chose to use on B&W MACs?

[drjd]

I have used Charis SIL for long on my readers. Recently I have developed a taste for Bookerly, which I find pretty comfortable for long hours of reading. I think I am going to stick to it. Occasionally I also use Scene (a paid font) and Exo, which are good sans serifs.

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Isn't Chicago that awful font Apple originally chose to use on B&W MACs?

Now, Jon.....one person's favorite font is not necessarily your dirty socks....

[Barty]

I have a new favorite called Cyntho Slab Pro, a slab serif, as name implies. There's a free (as in beer version)

http://www.myfontfree.com/cynthoslab...m88f134070.htm

[nabsltd]

My base font on my Onyx M92 is set to Minion Pro. If I get something with more ppi, I will probably change to Adobe Garamond Pro, as it is a very beautiful font, but renders horribly on low res devices at normal text font sizes.

[theducks]

Basic Black (#000000) (#FFFFFF) oops

Who in their right mind make the body of a Novel in any other shade?

I understand color fonts in Manga, code examples and captions

Note: I read on e-ink

[Sweetpea]

I really want the long ascenders and descenders. I've tried a lot of fonts, but most I find become a blur.

I do like sans-serif fonts while reading (webpages) on a monitor, but serif fonts while reading (books) on a tablet/ereader.

I've settled on a font called Thesis SSi, which I found on a WordPerfect font CD.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Now, Jon.....one person's favorite font is not necessarily your dirty socks....

I'm glad it's not my dirty socks. PU!

Chicago was disliked by many many people when Apple first used it. Printouts also looked terrible when that font was used. Obviously one person likes it. But (IMHO) there are so many better fonts out there.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Barty

I have a new favorite called Cyntho Slab Pro, a slab serif, as name implies. There's a free (as in beer version)

http://www.myfontfree.com/cynthoslab...m88f134070.htm

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Here's a link that gets you an even better free deal. You can pick up the regular and the italics for free. You could buy the bold versions or try using a font editor to add weight to them to make them bold.

https://www.fontspring.com/fonts/min...rstfreeproduct

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by nabsltd

My base font on my Onyx M92 is set to Minion Pro. If I get something with more ppi, I will probably change to Adobe Garamond Pro, as it is a very beautiful font, but renders horribly on low res devices at normal text font sizes.

Unless you add weight to Adobe Garamond Pro, it will be too light to comfortably read with. I've some eBooks that embedded AGP and I found it to be too light.