What is the difference between legible and readable

The choice of typeface, characteristics of the type, and page layout can create a better or worse reading experience. See the Readability Hacks page to see the Readability Features available in apps today.

Good more readable typography encourages a desire to read the words and reduces the effort required to read and comprehend the material.

Type should not distract the reader. The reader should not notice the type but simply understand the words. Readable as an adjective of handwriting, print, etc :.

Readable as an adjective of a book :. The difference between Legible and Readable When used as adjectives , legible means being clear enough to be read, readable, particularly for handwriting, whereas readable means legible, possible to read or at least decipher. In the context of novels, technical articles, readability also includes the smooth transitions of ideas across sentences, abstraction of details, and writing style. This again maybe relative to an age of language, or maturity of readers in the subject.

A contemporary writer's work maybe more readable than Shakespeare or Dickens. Popular science articles maybe be more readable for laymen, but not so for a researcher. So if a headline is difficult to read because it uses all caps but correct grammar and punctuation then it is said to be illegible?

Even if each individual letter is clear, but as a whole it is strenuous for our brain to understand? I think most people would agree that all-caps is legible -- but harder to read than mixed-case. I'm not sure what word would work best there you could ask :- — Monica Cellio. A similar situation is with Textura and Fraktur lettering: even when the writing is excellent and the lettering is impeccable, it is still a slower and more straining read than Roman type.

Her handwriting was clearly legible. The figures should be clearly readable But, readable also may mean "easy, interesting and enjoyable to read".

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