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Screenshot from video! Come descend into types of font jokes with Elle Cordova, in this light post by Jesse the K. Enjoy the fun as Elle keeps the spacing tight, gets to the point, and knows when to be bold!

Illustration by Toby Morris via The Spinoff

Etrigan has posted The Side Eye: The Stink A, linking to The Spinoff's really well-done and fascinating infographic on "the glitchy macron" that highlights how font decisions and usage can have an outsized impact on non-Anglo populations.

Mario Bros. Question Mark by so happy! (cc by-nc-nd)

Asked, "What is this ram-bly, rom-bly thing?"

And answered, "That's a "Cricut Jukebox Cartridge Station ... (I wrote the firmware for it...)"

Thanks, straw!

[Cricut at Wikipedia]

screen grab from opendyslexic.org

We've added an embedded font option for OpenDyslexic, an open sources font intended to help increase readability for dyslexic users. Read the MetaTalk thread for more information on how to change your settings.

Periodic Table of Font Elements 1.1 by FontShop (cc by)

"I always thought Garamond sounded like a weapon name."