When comparing Atkinson Hyperlegible vs Microsoft Verdana, the Slant community recommends Microsoft Verdana for most people. In the question“What are the best reading fonts?” Microsoft Verdana is ranked 6th while Atkinson Hyperlegible is ranked 7th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Commonly confused characters are distinct from one another
The most commonly confusable characters in many other fonts are clearly differentiated: numeral zero (0, has a slash) and capital O (oh), lowercase L (l, has a small curl on the bottom) and uppercase i (I, has a crossbar at the top and at the bottom) and numeral one (1).
Pro Slash zero
Pro Free with Windows
Pro Compact while light
Packs lots of information into your screen space while remaining clear and never looking crowded.
Pro Renders perfectly at all sizes
Again, particularly in Windows
Pro Looks absolutely gorgeous in Windows
Looks good elsewhere as well, but the world-class hinting here really comes out with the windows rasterizer (probably optimized for it).
Cons
Con Not monospaced
-if that is an absolute must for you. But don't assume it is until you've tried without...
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