I wish fonts made the difference between uppercase i and lowercase L as clear as possible. I don’t understand why most computer fonts don’t put lines above and below the uppercase i like I think everyone is taught in school to do.
Those lines are called serifs, and that’s where the term “sans serif” for different typefaces comes from (“sans” is French for “without.”) That Wikipedia page mentions claims that sans serif is more legible online, but I have not looked into the sources and don’t know enough about webpage design to make any claims about that myself.
If adding serifs to the I is bad, I think a good alternative is adding a tail to the l (like a t without the bar). Some fonts do this and I’m a huge fan.
I wish fonts made the difference between uppercase i and lowercase L as clear as possible. I don’t understand why most computer fonts don’t put lines above and below the uppercase i like I think everyone is taught in school to do.
Those lines are called serifs, and that’s where the term “sans serif” for different typefaces comes from (“sans” is French for “without.”) That Wikipedia page mentions claims that sans serif is more legible online, but I have not looked into the sources and don’t know enough about webpage design to make any claims about that myself.
If adding serifs to the I is bad, I think a good alternative is adding a tail to the l (like a t without the bar). Some fonts do this and I’m a huge fan.