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Dyslexia-Friendly Text

Paste any text and reformat it to be easier to read — adjust font, spacing, line highlighting and more.

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Paste your text on the left and click
Make it readable

💡 What helps with dyslexia
🔤 OpenDyslexic adds weight to the bottom of letters so they can't be flipped — helping with b/d and p/q confusion
🔡 Atkinson Hyperlegible was designed to make similar letters easier to tell apart through unique character shapes
🟡 Cream or coloured backgrounds reduce glare and visual stress compared to bright white
↔️ Extra letter and word spacing helps the brain separate individual words
🟢 Alternating line highlights help the eye track across and return to the right line
📏 Larger line spacing reduces crowding and makes it easier to find your place
🔵 Bold first letters give visual anchors at the start of each word

Why font and spacing matter for dyslexia

Research consistently shows that typography has a significant impact on reading ease for people with dyslexia. Fonts with distinct letterforms — where b, d, p and q are clearly different from each other — reduce the visual confusion that makes reading exhausting. Wider letter spacing gives each character more breathing room. Increased line height stops lines running into each other. These adjustments do not cure dyslexia, but they can make the physical act of reading substantially less tiring and more accurate.

OpenDyslexic and Atkinson Hyperlegible

This tool includes two fonts designed specifically with readability in mind. OpenDyslexic gives each letter a weighted bottom, making it harder to flip or rotate letters mentally — a common challenge in dyslexic reading. Atkinson Hyperlegible was designed by the Braille Institute and focuses on maximum character distinction for low-vision readers, but works extremely well for dyslexia too. Both are free to use and can make a noticeable difference for many children.

How to use this tool

Paste any text into the tool — homework, a reading passage, instructions, anything. Then adjust the font, letter spacing, line height, text size and background colour until the text looks as comfortable as possible for your child. Every child with dyslexia is different — some prefer OpenDyslexic, others find standard fonts with wider spacing just as helpful. Let the child tell you what feels easier to read.

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