Best Font for Libra 2 - Page 2

jasius · 10-31-2021, 11:42 PM

I love these threads, everyone always has a different font and I usually find a few awesome new fonts to try out like Lexia DaMa.

My personal favorite font is Rojarivo.

Nirekeyaki · 11-01-2021, 08:35 AM

Caecilia for me.

patrik · 11-01-2021, 08:40 AM

Every now and then I try som new font, thinking "yes, this is the best font yet". But after a while, I tend to always go back to good ol' pre-installed Georgia. It seems I do like that best after all. (I add a bit of weight to it though.)

aussetg · 11-01-2021, 09:45 AM

Currently using Fontfabric's Alkes. Really like it

ZodWallop · 11-01-2021, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by patrik

Every now and then I try som new font, thinking "yes, this is the best font yet". But after a while, I tend to always go back to good ol' pre-installed Georgia. It seems I do like that best after all. (I add a bit of weight to it though.)

I like Georgia as it displays on my Nooks (ePub). But on my Kobo, using kepubs, I don't like how it winds up rendering.

I believe there are patches/it is being worked on. But Literata Book is a nice enough font on kepubs that I just use it instead.

Edit: I just pulled put the same book on my Nook and Kobo to puost a picture showing the difference, but Georgia looked pretty good on my kepub.

I'm running 4.28.18220

Krios · 11-01-2021, 10:34 AM

Bitter is great, it is manually spaced so it fits more characters per line than any other font i tried, it even looks great when text is justified because it almost eliminates uneven word spacing.
Only minus is, it can look a little bit squarish.

I also use Literata, Minion Pro is also good, but x height is too small for readers under 7" (for my eyes), so i use it mostly on Inkpad 3.

I used Bookerly in the past but it is too wide for me, i wish condensed version exist (at least a little condensed).

JSWolf · 11-01-2021, 02:52 PM

The best font (IMHO) is ChareInk.It's free and available right here on Mobileread. It's so popular, it has thousands of downloads. It's even the best font on a Kindle.

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

trekk · 11-01-2021, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

The bet font (IMHO) is ChareInk.

I bet it is, Jon

ChareInk is great, but I mostly use Capita by Hoftype. Unfortunately the font is quite expensive, especially if you buy all 4 styles.

Krios · 11-01-2021, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by trekk

I bet it is, Jon

ChareInk is great, but I mostly use Capita by Hoftype. Unfortunately the font is quite expensive, especially if you buy all 4 styles.

Capita looks nice, could you, if it's not a problem, take a screenshot, i want to see how it looks on eink.

Skydog · 11-01-2021, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by trekk

I bet it is, Jon

ChareInk is great, but I mostly use Capita by Hoftype. Unfortunately the font is quite expensive, especially if you buy all 4 styles.

Capita looks very nice online but wish it were possible to try a sample on an actual ereader. Any chance you have a photo you could post?

Uncle Robin · 11-01-2021, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by trekk

I bet it is, Jon

ChareInk is great, but I mostly use Capita by Hoftype. Unfortunately the font is quite expensive, especially if you buy all 4 styles.

I'm another ChareInk fan, that it (unlike Capita) doesn't cost just over half what I paid for my Sage certainly doesn't hurt its appeal

rtiangha · 11-01-2021, 05:54 PM

I tend to bounce around but in general, if the publisher has put in any kind of effort at all into typography, then I'll use Publisher's Default. Else, I'll use ChareInk, Source Serif , or the built-in Malabar. I've also been trying Sitka from Windows 10 because of this research.

tschucha · 11-01-2021, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The best font (IMHO) is ChareInk.It's free and available right here on Mobileread. It's so popular, it has thousands of downloads. It's even the best font on a Kindle.

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

I'm using Charis SIL ModifiedLarger which has the best readability and weighting of anything I've seen so far. This font is pretty old though and I think that the ChareInk is based on an updated base font of the Charis SIL. Does a ChareInk ModifiedLarger font exist?

JSWolf · 11-01-2021, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by tschucha

I'm using Charis SIL ModifiedLarger which has the best readability and weighting of anything I've seen so far. This font is pretty old though and I think that the ChareInk is based on an updated base font of the Charis SIL. Does a ChareInk ModifiedLarger font exist?

Sorry, but there is no ChareInk Modified Larger. Yes, ChareInk is based on a newer version of Charis SIL.

rtiangha · 11-01-2021, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Sorry, but there is no ChareInk Modified Larger. Yes, ChareInk is based on a newer version of Charis SIL.

Any plans to make a new version of ChareInk based off of Charis SIL version 6.001 that came out in July?

11-01-2021, 10:34 AM	#21
Krios Zealot Posts: 113 Karma: 37002 Join Date: Jun 2019 Device: Bookeen Odyssey FrontLight 2, Pocketbook Inkpad 3, Kobo Libra 2	Bitter is great, it is manually spaced so it fits more characters per line than any other font i tried, it even looks great when text is justified because it almost eliminates uneven word spacing. Only minus is, it can look a little bit squarish. I also use Literata, Minion Pro is also good, but x height is too small for readers under 7" (for my eyes), so i use it mostly on Inkpad 3. I used Bookerly in the past but it is too wide for me, i wish condensed version exist (at least a little condensed). Last edited by Krios; 11-01-2021 at 10:50 AM.

11-01-2021, 02:52 PM	#22
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,796 Karma: 146391129 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	The best font (IMHO) is ChareInk.It's free and available right here on Mobileread. It's so popular, it has thousands of downloads. It's even the best font on a Kindle. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=184056 Last edited by JSWolf; 11-01-2021 at 05:41 PM.

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10-31-2021, 11:42 PM	#16
jasius Connoisseur Posts: 85 Karma: 449542 Join Date: Oct 2018 Device: Kobo Libra 2	I love these threads, everyone always has a different font and I usually find a few awesome new fonts to try out like Lexia DaMa. My personal favorite font is Rojarivo.

11-01-2021, 08:35 AM	#17
Nirekeyaki Member Posts: 16 Karma: 552 Join Date: Dec 2013 Device: Kobo Libra 2 - Clara HD	Caecilia for me.

11-01-2021, 08:40 AM	#18
patrik Guru Posts: 682 Karma: 4568205 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kobo Forma	Every now and then I try som new font, thinking "yes, this is the best font yet". But after a while, I tend to always go back to good ol' pre-installed Georgia. It seems I do like that best after all. (I add a bit of weight to it though.)

11-01-2021, 09:45 AM	#19
aussetg Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2021 Device: Kobo Libra 2	Currently using Fontfabric's Alkes. Really like it

11-01-2021, 05:54 PM	#27
rtiangha Evangelist Posts: 495 Karma: 356531 Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: 'burta, Canada Device: Kobo Glo HD	I tend to bounce around but in general, if the publisher has put in any kind of effort at all into typography, then I'll use Publisher's Default. Else, I'll use ChareInk, Source Serif , or the built-in Malabar. I've also been trying Sitka from Windows 10 because of this research.

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