What is Dyslexia-Friendly Text?

Dyslexia-Friendly Text reformats any text with readability settings designed for dyslexia. Pick your font, letter spacing, line height, and colors so the text is easier to read.

The preview accepts any text you paste and re-renders it with controls for font (OpenDyslexic, Lexend, Comic Sans, Atkinson Hyperlegible, system sans-serif), letter and word spacing, line height, font size, and cream or pastel backgrounds. The Print button carries every visual setting into a clean printable page so you can take the formatted version offline.

How to use

1. Paste the text you want to read more comfortably into the input area.
2. Adjust the reading settings — font (OpenDyslexic, Comic Sans, or system sans-serif), spacing, line height, and background color.
3. Read the reformatted text in the preview panel, or print the page with your custom settings applied.

When to use

• Reading a long PDF or article that strains the eyes after a few paragraphs.
• Preparing classroom hand-outs for a student diagnosed with dyslexia.
• Testing a personal style sheet before applying the same settings system-wide.

Result

A student pastes a long essay, switches to OpenDyslexic with extra letter spacing and a cream background, and the text gets much easier to follow.

FAQ

Is OpenDyslexic actually proven to help readers with dyslexia?

Research is mixed. Some readers find the bottom-weighted letters reduce flipping, others prefer Lexend or Atkinson Hyperlegible. Try a few options and pick whichever feels least tiring after a paragraph.

What about background and text colour combinations?

Reduced contrast helps many readers. Cream or pale yellow with dark grey text tends to work better than black-on-white for long sessions. The British Dyslexia Association recommends avoiding pure white backgrounds.

How much letter and line spacing should I use?

Start with 0.1 em letter spacing, 0.2 em word spacing, and 1.5 line height. Increase line height before letter spacing if lines feel cramped. Too much letter spacing actually slows reading because words lose their shape.

Can I save these settings as my default?

Yes. Your font, size, spacing, colours, and toggles are saved automatically on this device and restored the next time you open the tool, so you never have to set them up twice. Use the Reset button to return everything to the dyslexia-friendly defaults whenever you want a clean slate.

Will Print keep the custom font and colours?

Yes. The print preview embeds the font family, size, spacing, line height, and background as inline CSS, so the printed page matches what you see on screen. Use the Save as PDF option in the print dialog to keep a digital copy.

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