Atkinson Hyperlegible Pro is an update to the original typeface designed for The Braille Institute and named after its founder J. Robert Atkinson. It departs from traditional typographic design to incorporate unambiguous, distinctive letterforms to increase character recognition, ultimately improving legibility and readability for low-vision readers. The typeface was a Winner of Fast Company’s 2019 Innovation By Design Award.
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Four fonts, with two weights, in both roman and oblique.
1,340
One thousand, three hundred, and forty total glyphs.
335
Three hundred and thirty-five glyphs per font.
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Accent characters supporting twenty-seven languages.
O01Iil
Letter are different from each other to increase legibility.
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Exaggerated letters design, to provide better clarity.
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Angled spurs and distinguish tails to increase recognition.
fi ffi fl ffl
Standard ligatures to improve legibility and harmony.
The Braille Institute is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to positively transform the lives of those with vision loss. Braille Institute serves more than 37,000 people through a variety of free programs, classes and services at centers and community outreach locations throughout Southern California – from Santa Barbara to San Diego counties. Braille Institute admits students and clients of any race, color, national and ethnic origin, age, religion and sexual orientation to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students and clients of Braille Institute. We do not discriminate against the foregoing in the administration of any of our policies or programs.
lynx tuft frogs, dolphins abduct by proxy the ever awkward klutz, dud, dummkopf, jinx snubnose filmgoer, orphan sgt. renfruw grudgek reyfus, md. sikh psych if halt tympany jewelry sri heh! twyer vs jojo pneu fylfot alcaaba son of nonplussed halfbreed bubbly playboy guggenheim daddy coccyx sgraffito effect, vacuum dirndle impossible attempt to disvalue, muzzle the afghan czech czar and exninja, bob bixby dvorak wood dhurrie savvy, dizzy eye aeon circumcision uvula scrungy picnic luxurious special type carbohydrate ovoid adzuki kumquat bomb? afterglows gold girl pygmy gnome lb. ankhs acme aggroupment akmed brouhha tv wt. ujjain ms. oz abacus mnemonics bhikku khaki bwana aorta embolism vivid owls often kvetch otherwise, wysiwyg densfort wright you’ve absorbed rhythm, put obstacle kyaks krieg kern wurst subject enmity equity coquet quorum pique tzetse hepzibah sulfhydryl briefcase ajax ehler kafka fjord elfship halfdressed jugful eggcup hummingbirds swingdevil bagpipe legwork reproachful hunchback archknave baghdad wejh rijswijk rajbansi rajput ajdir okay weekday obfuscate subpoena liebknecht marcgravia ecbolic arcticward dickcissel pincpinc boldface maidkin adjective adcraft adman dwarfness applejack darkbrown kiln palzy always farmland flimflam unbossy nonlineal stepbrother lapdog stopgap sx countdown basketball beaujolais vb. flowchart aztec lazy bozo syrup tarzan annoying dyke yucky hawg gagzhukz cuzco squire when hiho mayhem nietzsche szasz gumdrop milk emplotment ambidextrously lacquer byway ecclesiastes stubchen hobgoblins crabmill aqua hawaii blvd. subquality byzantine empire debt obvious cervantes jekabzeel anecdote flicflac mechanicville bedbug couldn’t i’ve it’s they’ll they’d dpt. headquarter burkhardt xerxes atkins govt. ebenezer lg. lhama amtrak amway fixity axmen quumbabda upjohn hrumpf
LYNX TUFT FROGS, DOLPHINS ABDUCT BY PROXY THE EVER AWKWARD KLUTZ, DUD, DUMMKOPF, JINX SNUBNOSE FILMGOER, ORPHAN SGT. RENFRUW GRUDGEK REYFUS, MD. SIKH PSYCH IF HALT TYMPANY JEWELRY SRI HEH! TWYER VS JOJO PNEU FYLFOT ALCAABA SON OF NONPLUSSED HALFBREED BUBBLY PLAYBOY GUGGENHEIM DADDY COCCYX SGRAFFITO EFFECT, VACUUM DIRNDLE IMPOSSIBLE ATTEMPT TO DISVALUE, MUZZLE THE AFGHAN CZECH CZAR AND EXNINJA, BOB BIXBY DVORAK WOOD DHURRIE SAVVY, DIZZY EYE AEON CIRCUMCISION UVULA SCRUNGY PICNIC LUXURIOUS SPECIAL TYPE CARBOHYDRATE OVOID ADZUKI KUMQUAT BOMB? AFTERGLOWS GOLD GIRL PYGMY GNOME LB. ANKHS ACME AGGROUPMENT AKMED BROUHHA TV WT. UJJAIN MS. OZ ABACUS MNEMONICS BHIKKU KHAKI BWANA AORTA EMBOLISM VIVID OWLS OFTEN KVETCH OTHERWISE, WYSIWYG DENSFORT WRIGHT YOU’VE ABSORBED RHYTHM, PUT OBSTACLE KYAKS KRIEG KERN WURST SUBJECT ENMITY EQUITY COQUET QUORUM PIQUE TZETSE HEPZIBAH SULFHYDRYL BRIEFCASE AJAX EHLER KAFKA FJORD ELFSHIP HALFDRESSED JUGFUL EGGCUP HUMMINGBIRDS SWINGDEVIL BAGPIPE LEGWORK REPROACHFUL HUNCHBACK ARCHKNAVE BAGHDAD WEJH RIJSWIJK RAJBANSI RAJPUT AJDIR OKAY WEEKDAY OBFUSCATE SUBPOENA LIEBKNECHT MARCGRAVIA ECBOLIC ARCTICWARD DICKCISSEL PINCPINC BOLDFACE MAIDKIN ADJECTIVE ADCRAFT ADMAN DWARFNESS APPLEJACK DARKBROWN KILN PALZY ALWAYS FARMLAND FLIMFLAM UNBOSSY NONLINEAL STEPBROTHER LAPDOG STOPGAP SX COUNTDOWN BASKETBALL BEAUJOLAIS VB. FLOWCHART AZTEC LAZY BOZO SYRUP TARZAN ANNOYING DYKE YUCKY HAWG GAGZHUKZ CUZCO SQUIRE WHEN HIHO MAYHEM NIETZSCHE SZASZ GUMDROP MILK EMPLOTMENT AMBIDEXTROUSLY LACQUER BYWAY ECCLESIASTES STUBCHEN HOBGOBLINS CRABMILL AQUA HAWAII BLVD. SUBQUALITY BYZANTINE EMPIRE DEBT OBVIOUS CERVANTES JEKABZEEL ANECDOTE FLICFLAC MECHANICVILLE BEDBUG COULDN’T I’VE IT’S THEY’LL THEY’D DPT. HEADQUARTER BURKHARDT XERXES ATKINS GOVT. EBENEZER LG. LHAMA AMTRAK AMWAY FIXITY AXMEN QUUMBABDA UPJOHN HRUMPF
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Atkinson Hyperlegible Pro is an update to the original typeface designed for The Braille Institute and named after its founder J. Robert Atkinson. It departs from traditional typographic design to incorporate unambiguous, distinctive letterforms to increase character recognition, ultimately improving legibility and readability for low-vision readers. The typeface was a Winner of Fast Company’s 2019 Innovation By Design Award.
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B8 O0 1Iil
Designed for Low vision readers, certain letters and numbers can be hard to distinguish from one another. Atkinson Hyperlegible differentiates common misinterpreted letters and numbers using various design techniques: B vs 8, 1 vs L vs l vs I. Recognizable Footprints: Character boundaries clearly defined, ensuring understanding across the visual-ability spectrum.
04
Four fonts, with two weights, in both roman and oblique.
1,340
One thousand, three hundred, and forty total glyphs.
335
Three hundred and thirty-five glyphs per font.
Äěş
Accent characters supporting twenty-seven languages.
O01Iil
Letter are different from each other to increase legibility.
ER79jr
Exaggerated letters design, to provide better clarity.
aGbgpqu
Angled spurs and distinguish tails to increase recognition.
fiffifl
Standard ligatures to improve legibility and harmony.
The Braille Institute is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to positively transform the lives of those with vision loss. Braille Institute serves more than 37,000 people through a variety of free programs, classes and services at centers and community outreach locations throughout Southern California – from Santa Barbara to San Diego counties. Braille Institute admits students and clients of any race, color, national and ethnic origin, age, religion and sexual orientation to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students and clients of Braille Institute. We do not discriminate against the foregoing in the administration of any of our policies or programs.
lynx tuft frogs, dolphins abduct by proxy the ever awkward klutz, dud, dummkopf, jinx snubnose filmgoer, orphan sgt. renfruw grudgek reyfus, md. sikh psych if halt tympany jewelry sri heh! twyer vs jojo pneu fylfot alcaaba son of nonplussed halfbreed bubbly playboy guggenheim daddy coccyx sgraffito effect, vacuum dirndle impossible attempt to disvalue, muzzle the afghan czech czar and exninja, bob bixby dvorak wood dhurrie savvy, dizzy eye aeon circumcision uvula scrungy picnic luxurious special type carbohydrate ovoid adzuki kumquat bomb? afterglows gold girl pygmy gnome lb. ankhs acme aggroupment akmed brouhha tv wt. ujjain ms. oz abacus mnemonics bhikku khaki bwana aorta embolism vivid owls often kvetch otherwise, wysiwyg densfort wright you’ve absorbed rhythm, put obstacle kyaks krieg kern wurst subject enmity equity coquet quorum pique tzetse hepzibah sulfhydryl briefcase ajax ehler kafka fjord elfship halfdressed jugful eggcup hummingbirds swingdevil bagpipe legwork reproachful hunchback archknave baghdad wejh rijswijk rajbansi rajput ajdir okay weekday obfuscate subpoena liebknecht marcgravia ecbolic arcticward dickcissel pincpinc boldface maidkin adjective adcraft adman dwarfness applejack darkbrown kiln palzy always farmland flimflam unbossy nonlineal stepbrother lapdog stopgap sx countdown basketball beaujolais vb. flowchart aztec lazy bozo syrup tarzan annoying dyke yucky hawg gagzhukz cuzco squire when hiho mayhem nietzsche szasz gumdrop milk emplotment ambidextrously lacquer byway ecclesiastes stubchen hobgoblins crabmill aqua hawaii blvd. subquality byzantine empire debt obvious cervantes jekabzeel anecdote flicflac mechanicville bedbug couldn’t i’ve it’s they’ll they’d dpt. headquarter burkhardt xerxes atkins govt. ebenezer lg. lhama amtrak amway fixity axmen quumbabda upjohn hrumpf
LYNX TUFT FROGS, DOLPHINS ABDUCT BY PROXY THE EVER AWKWARD KLUTZ, DUD, DUMMKOPF, JINX SNUBNOSE FILMGOER, ORPHAN SGT. RENFRUW GRUDGEK REYFUS, MD. SIKH PSYCH IF HALT TYMPANY JEWELRY SRI HEH! TWYER VS JOJO PNEU FYLFOT ALCAABA SON OF NONPLUSSED HALFBREED BUBBLY PLAYBOY GUGGENHEIM DADDY COCCYX SGRAFFITO EFFECT, VACUUM DIRNDLE IMPOSSIBLE ATTEMPT TO DISVALUE, MUZZLE THE AFGHAN CZECH CZAR AND EXNINJA, BOB BIXBY DVORAK WOOD DHURRIE SAVVY, DIZZY EYE AEON CIRCUMCISION UVULA SCRUNGY PICNIC LUXURIOUS SPECIAL TYPE CARBOHYDRATE OVOID ADZUKI KUMQUAT BOMB? AFTERGLOWS GOLD GIRL PYGMY GNOME LB. ANKHS ACME AGGROUPMENT AKMED BROUHHA TV WT. UJJAIN MS. OZ ABACUS MNEMONICS BHIKKU KHAKI BWANA AORTA EMBOLISM VIVID OWLS OFTEN KVETCH OTHERWISE, WYSIWYG DENSFORT WRIGHT YOU’VE ABSORBED RHYTHM, PUT OBSTACLE KYAKS KRIEG KERN WURST SUBJECT ENMITY EQUITY COQUET QUORUM PIQUE TZETSE HEPZIBAH SULFHYDRYL BRIEFCASE AJAX EHLER KAFKA FJORD ELFSHIP HALFDRESSED JUGFUL EGGCUP HUMMINGBIRDS SWINGDEVIL BAGPIPE LEGWORK REPROACHFUL HUNCHBACK ARCHKNAVE BAGHDAD WEJH RIJSWIJK RAJBANSI RAJPUT AJDIR OKAY WEEKDAY OBFUSCATE SUBPOENA LIEBKNECHT MARCGRAVIA ECBOLIC ARCTICWARD DICKCISSEL PINCPINC BOLDFACE MAIDKIN ADJECTIVE ADCRAFT ADMAN DWARFNESS APPLEJACK DARKBROWN KILN PALZY ALWAYS FARMLAND FLIMFLAM UNBOSSY NONLINEAL STEPBROTHER LAPDOG STOPGAP SX COUNTDOWN BASKETBALL BEAUJOLAIS VB. FLOWCHART AZTEC LAZY BOZO SYRUP TARZAN ANNOYING DYKE YUCKY HAWG GAGZHUKZ CUZCO SQUIRE WHEN HIHO MAYHEM NIETZSCHE SZASZ GUMDROP MILK EMPLOTMENT AMBIDEXTROUSLY LACQUER BYWAY ECCLESIASTES STUBCHEN HOBGOBLINS CRABMILL AQUA HAWAII BLVD. SUBQUALITY BYZANTINE EMPIRE DEBT OBVIOUS CERVANTES JEKABZEEL ANECDOTE FLICFLAC MECHANICVILLE BEDBUG COULDN’T I’VE IT’S THEY’LL THEY’D DPT. HEADQUARTER BURKHARDT XERXES ATKINS GOVT. EBENEZER LG. LHAMA AMTRAK AMWAY FIXITY AXMEN QUUMBABDA UPJOHN HRUMPF
Aaron Abraham Adam Aeneas Agfa Ahoy Aileen Akbar Alanon Americanism Anglican Aorta April Fool’s Day Aqua Lung (Tm.) Arabic Ash Wednesday Authorized Version Ave Maria Away Axel Ay Aztec Bhutan Bill Bjorn Bk Btu. Bvart Bzonga California Cb Cd Cervantes Chicago Clute City, Tx. Cmdr. Cnossus Coco Cracker State, Georgia Cs Ct. Cwacker Cyrano David Debra Dharma Diane Djakarta Dm Dnepr Doris Dudley Dwayne Dylan Dzerzhinsk Eames Ectomorph Eden Eerie Effingham, Il. Egypt Eiffel Tower Eject Ekland Elmore Entreaty Eolian Epstein Equine Erasmus Eskimo Ethiopia Europe Eva Ewan Exodus Jan van Eyck Ezra Fabian February Fhara Fifi Fjord Florida Fm France Fs Ft. Fury Fyn Gabriel Gc Gdynia Gehrig Ghana Gilligan Karl Gjellerup Gk. Glen Gm Gnosis Gp.E. Gregory Gs Gt. Br. Guinevere Gwathmey Gypsy Gzags Hebrew Hf Hg Hileah Horace Hrdlicka Hsia Hts. Hubert Hwang Hai Hyacinth Hz. Iaccoca Ibsen Iceland Idaho If Iggy Ihre Ijit Ike Iliad Immediate Innocent Ione Ipswitch Iquarus Ireland Island It Iud Ivert Iwerks Ixnay Iy Jasper Jenks Jherry Jill Jm Jn Jorge Jr. Julie Kerry Kharma Kiki Klear Koko Kruse Kusack Kylie Laboe Lb. Leslie Lhihane Llama Lorrie Lt. Lucy Lyle Madeira Mechanic Mg. Minnie Morrie Mr. Ms. Mt. Music My Nanny Nellie Nillie Novocane Null Nyack Oak Oblique Occarina Odd Oedipus Off Ogmane Ohio Oil Oj Oklahoma Olio Omni Only Oops Opera Oqu Order Ostra Ottmar Out Ovum Ow Ox Oyster Oz Parade Pd. Pepe Pfister Pg. Phil Pippi Pj Please Pneumonia Porridge Price Psalm Pt. Purple Pv Pw Pyre Qt. Quincy Radio Rd. Red Rhea Right Rj Roche Rr Rs Rt. Rural Rwanda Ryder Sacrifice Series Sgraffito Shirt Sister Skeet Slow Smore Snoop Soon Special Squire Sr St. Suzy Svelte Swiss Sy Szach Td Teach There Title Total Trust Tsena Tulip Twice Tyler Tzean Ua Udder Ue Uf Ugh Uh Ui Uk Ul Um Unkempt Uo Up Uq Ursula Use Utmost Uvula Uw Uxurious Uzßai Valerie Velour Vh Vicky Volvo Vs Water Were Where With World Wt. Wulk Wyler Xavier Xerox Xi Xylophone Yaboe Year Yipes Yo Ypsilant Ys Yu Zabar’s Zero Zhane Zizi Zorro Zu Zy Don’t I’ll I’m I’se
0010203040500607080900 10112131415116171819100 20212232425226272829200 30313233435336373839300 40414243445446474849400 50515253545556575859500 6061626364656676869600 7071727374757677879700 8081828384858687889800 9091929394959697989900 (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(0) $00 $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 $70 $80 $90 £00 £10 £20 £30 £40 £50 £60 £70 £80 £90 00¢ 11¢ 22¢ 33¢ 44¢ 55¢ 66¢ 77¢ 88¢ 99¢ 00% 0‰ 0-0.0,0…0° 11% 1‰ 1-1.1,1…1° 12% 2‰ 2-2.2,2…2° 13% 3‰ 3-3.3,3…3° 14% 4‰ 4-4.4,4…4° 15% 5‰ 5-5.5,5…5° 16% 6‰ 6-6.6,6…6° 17% 7‰ 7-7.7,7…7° 18% 8‰ 8-8.8,8…8° 19% 9‰ 9-9.9,9…9°