56 Accessible Font Choices in Social Media

Font styles and size can be difficult to manage within social media platforms. Where they can be controlled, consider the following:

Best-Practice for Accessible Font Styles in Digital Contexts

• Sans serif fonts (Calibri, Arial, and Open Sans).
• Font size of 12+ or larger.
• Bolded text.​
• 1.5 minimum line spacing. ​

Font Styles to Avoid in Digital Contexts

• Serif fonts: Times New Roman.​
• Italic or underlined fonts: Freestyle Script.​
• Compressed fonts: Bernard MD Condensed.​
• Fonts with uneven line weights: Broadway.
• Decorative fonts: Algerian.
• ALL CAPS.
• Underlined text that is not a hyperlink.
• Complex symbols or characters without alternative text.