Spacing is more important to font readability than serifs

We all know our favorite fonts, but did you ever think about why some fonts are just clearer than others? Well there's a surprising amount of research into just what makes certain fonts better, and there's a case to be made for that loveably goofy Comic Sans. Hosted by: Stefan Chin ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Adam Brainard, Alex Hackman, Ash, Benjamin Carleski, Bryan Cloer, charles george, Chris Mackey, Chris Peters, Christoph Schwanke, Christopher R Boucher, DrakoEsper, Eric Jensen, Friso, Garrett Galloway, Harrison Mills, J. Copen, Jaap Westera, Jason A Saslow, Jeffrey Mckishen, Jeremy Mattern, Kenny Wilson, Kevin Bealer, Kevin Knupp, Lyndsay Brown, Matt Curls, Michelle Dove, Piya Shedden, Rizwan Kassim, Sam Lutfi ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow #SciShow #science #education #learning #complexly ---------- Sources: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1071581903001216 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9804255/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0042698912001721?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0042698905003007?via%3Dihub https://journals.shareok.org/ijsw/article/view/3/1 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00140139.2020.1714748 https://www.canadianjournalofophthalmology.ca/article/S0008-4182(12)00469-3/fulltext https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691822003250?via%3Dihub https://dyslexiahelp.umich.edu/sites/default/files/good_fonts_for_dyslexia_study.pdf https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1205566109 http://luc.devroye.org/Garvey+Pietrucha+Meeker-TransportationResearchRecord-1605.pdf Image Sources: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Serif_illustration.svg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Comic_Sans_Forbidden_(5133365063).jpg https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/typing-the-word-hello-stock-footage/1366968327 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/tablet-close-up-inf-cm-de-stock-footage/145783791 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/dolly-shot-of-mens-hands-are-typing-on-the-keyboard-stock-footage/1452707292 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/human-brain-royalty-free-illustration/1206790388 https://archive.org/details/vestnik_psihilogii_kriminalnoy_antropologii_i_gipnotizma/page/146/mode/2up https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/close-up-of-african-american-hand-writing-in-workbook-stock-footage/1315358685 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/camera-moves-above-the-dictionary-close-up-stock-footage/1185521679 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/young-woman-flipping-thru-pages-of-a-book-stock-footage/1170769313 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/picking-up-a-book-could-make-a-difference-stock-footage/1455778813 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/car-point-of-view-shot-of-a-busy-road-lined-with-large-stock-footage/1950245057 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fernwehpark_Oberkotzau_Eingang.jpg https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/car-on-road-sign-in-los-angeles-in-slow-motion-120fps-stock-footage/1356032748 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/empty-3d-highway-exit-sign-stock-footage/473011185 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/straight-highway-with-blank-roadsign-royalty-free-image/173550547 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/black-woman-with-laptop-reading-typing-and-working-royalty-free-image/1438623716 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/heavy-traffic-in-downtown-atlanta-georgia-royalty-free-image/1383895849 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/blank-green-traffic-sign-royalty-free-image/179301653 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/stop-sign-and-sewer-steam-establishing-scene-stock-footage/539305020 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/close-up-of-the-male-hand-using-touch-screen-monitor-on-stock-footage/1266811968 http://tinyurl.com/msa3wnwm http://tinyurl.com/34n9betn http://tinyurl.com/4a9a9bhe https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blausen_0389_EyeAnatomy_02.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eye_disease_simulation,_age-related_macular_degeneration.jpg http://tinyurl.com/2efwcn4k http://tinyurl.com/4bxsbuwr http://tinyurl.com/yc4f6sbd http://tinyurl.com/45zpve5y https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Optic_nerve_tractography.jpg http://tinyurl.com/45xh7956 http://tinyurl.com/nhkyahbb https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OpenDyslexic3Regular-image.svg http://tinyurl.com/3ve5jcuf http://tinyurl.com/2znzw7z9 http://tinyurl.com/wc7tac73 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Comic_Sans_placard_(33817293330).jpg