Recommend me some fonts!

[JSWolf]

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[Number9]

Originally Posted by Waylander

The Readerly font in this collection is like a 'more-serif' version of Bookerly, and is very nice.

Yes, it looks very nice. Installing it on my Aura One now! 😊

[JSWolf]

What fonts or type of fonts does everyone here dislike? I dislike slab serifs.

[bluepeter]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

What fonts or type of fonts does everyone here dislike? I dislike slab serifs.

I'm perfectly happy with most serif fonts, including the slab serif ones that you so dislike. The serifs help to guide my eyes along. On the other hand, I generally dislike sans serif fonts for reading (although I accept that they can look quite smart).

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by bluepeter

I'm perfectly happy with most serif fonts, including the slab serif ones that you so dislike. The serifs help to guide my eyes along. On the other hand, I generally dislike sans serif fonts for reading (although I accept that they can look quite smart).

I'm not a fan of the main body font being sans-serif. But I do know that sans-serif can help some read better then serif.

I prefer serif. Just not slabs. I like real serifs.

[Waylander]

Serif fonts are my go-to, but on an e-ink screen, something that looks too much like a "book font" just doesn't feel right. For example, I don't like the Palatino or Baskerville fonts, as it doesn't click with me when using them on a screen rather than a book page. @JSWolf's CharisSIL is the 'most serif' I can go with. It's likely just the way my brain is. Sans-serif is a no-no for me, but I know they're easier for others to read.

[Waylander]

Bookerly and similar fonts work best for me because they 'disappear' into the screen the best, so I'm not distracted by the font itself. CharisSIL does this pretty well, too. I'm quite particular about the line-height/font scale, having got used to Bookerly. Many fonts are either too big or too small for the Kindle font sizes, and quite often leave a big gap at the bottom of the screen, which I find too distracting, and I don't have the know-how to fix it.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Waylander

Serif fonts are my go-to, but on an e-ink screen, something that looks too much like a "book font" just doesn't feel right. For example, I don't like the Palatino or Baskerville fonts, as it doesn't click with me when using them on a screen rather than a book page. @JSWolf's CharisSIL is the 'most serif' I can go with. It's likely just the way my brain is. Sans-serif is a no-no for me, but I know they're easier for others to read.

Charis SIL is based on Bitstream Charter. IMHO, it's a good looking serif without descenders that go too low.

[meeera]

Originally Posted by Waylander

Serif fonts are my go-to, but on an e-ink screen, something that looks too much like a "book font" just doesn't feel right. For example, I don't like the Palatino or Baskerville fonts, as it doesn't click with me when using them on a screen rather than a book page..

Same - I don't get along with serif fonts that are very thick-thin. Fine and elegant in print, not fine on ereader screens, even with font weight adjustment.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Waylander

Bookerly and similar fonts work best for me because they 'disappear' into the screen the best, so I'm not distracted by the font itself. CharisSIL does this pretty well, too. I'm quite particular about the line-height/font scale, having got used to Bookerly. Many fonts are either too big or too small for the Kindle font sizes, and quite often leave a big gap at the bottom of the screen, which I find too distracting, and I don't have the know-how to fix it.

If you side load KF8 format to your Kindle, there's a lot of choice for ChareInk7SP. ChareInk7SP is baed on Charis SIL version 7. You can get it at the following link.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=184056

[Solitaire1]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

What fonts or type of fonts does everyone here dislike? I dislike slab serifs.

There's no font that I hate. Instead, I think there are fonts that are only appropriate in some settings. An example of this is Comic Sans. To me it is fine for casual writing or when you want it to be easy to read*. Near where I used to live there was a church where they printed the Church's name in Comic Sans on the building which called too much attention to itself for me.

Returning to the topic, I've recently started working on formatting ebooks, and I was trying to decide which fonts to use. I wanted to avoid something that I think is overused like Times New Roman and Arial. Two fonts that were recommended in YouTube videos for ebooks are Garamond and Verdana. Verdana was okay (I use it for headings), but to me Garamond looked a bit thin (so much so that it looks much lighter that the other fonts on my screen).

Due to that, I checked the other available fonts and chose Bookman Old Style at 13 points for the main body of my ebooks. It looks good on my ereader screen, and it doesn't have something that strongly dislike with a font like Georgia, numbers that vary in height and position.

*I use a similar font (DaveGibbonsLowerIntlRegularLatinFlipFont) on my smartphone at times because it is so easy to read. BTW, Dave Gibbons did the lettering on the comic book miniseries Watchmen which was used as one of the inspirations for Comic Sans.

[rexylic]

Libertinus Serif, Fern, Gentium, Fira Sans Condensed. Also, if you like condensed monospaced font (like I do), check out Iosevka and PragmataPro. I own the latter, an expensive purchase but feeling less and less so the more I use it.

[rexylic]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

What fonts or type of fonts does everyone here dislike? I dislike slab serifs.

Garamond and Palatino, along with most sans-serifs, most notably Arial. They just look cheap to me.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by rexylic

Garamond and Palatino, along with most sans-serifs, most notably Arial. They just look cheap to me.

Garamond is a terrible font for eInk.