What 'font' has a propper 'a' and is good for reading?

[StarOfValkyrie]

tia

Badger. Grenadine. Loads you just need to have a look...

I KNOW but there are millions. I don't seem to have badger or grenadine on my computer though

when I do typing with DD (only just 3 so not proper reading) I use arial or comic sans.

comic sans - although it is regularly mocked! but it is, more or less, what the ORT books are printed in & is very easy to read.

(I like it )

Baskerville, Times Roman.

This is the only time it is appropriate to use comic sans.

But yes, comic sans - it seems to be used a bit in schools, too, not sure if that matters.

Brilliant, - thanks. Comic Sans it is then.

Times Roman doesn't have a proper a though does it?

Isn't there one called Sassoon Infant or something?

There's one called Bradley Hand ITC (have been tracking down the list in Word) - it's like actual handwriting.

I don't think times roman is very good because it's got serifs (the little straight lines on the bottom/tops of some of the letters)

that's why comic sans is called that - sans = without (without serifs)

IIRC

and Lucida handwriting, which is joined-up!

Oh dear, just realised that Comic Sans doesn't have a curly 't'. It's like a cross.

Any other suggestions?

Haven't got Sassoon Infant

Comic sans.

Always use it for littlies worksheets.

Gets an undeserved bad press!

arial then?

I think Sassoon Primary is what is used in schools to teach cursive writing.

Agree that its the only time Comic Sans is acceptable - I used to work with someone who would send e-mails in green Comic Sans - how she got to the (very senior) level that she did is beyond me

[font pedant]

no my mistake that doesn't have the proper a! oops

nah, the handwriting ones are too complicated. He's only 3.5. Need proper 'a's and proper 't's.

I suppose I need to surf and download!?

Any recommendations for that?

just looking through my limited selection and segoe print is nice

there's a website called Font Squirrel IIRC, you can download free fonts, may be worth a look

MV Boli

Handwriting - Dakota might have them (I'm not sure what you mean about the curly t).

I think it looks more like actual handwriting than most others but it's subjective.

Free font porn

modern is ok although a bit spindly

JJ I need a 't' that looks like that, and not '+' iygwim.

hmm, don't seem to have modern OR Dakota

I got vista. It's rubbish.

Do you know what sort of writing the schools in your area use? DD2's school uses cursive so we bought a CD Rom called Handwriting For Windows which has cursive and pre-cursive fonts, single letters or joined-up writing, and you can also print dotted outlines of letters. (Fonts can be used in word so print as big as you like)

downside was it was £30 and I couldn't find it cheap anywhere, but DD2 was in Year 1 and struggling so it was worth it to give her more home practice in the "proper" font.