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.