The Font that Saves Eyes

There are several design characteristics at play in Intel One Mono. To increase legibility, we designed characters that can less easily be confused for others, increased the distinctiveness of individual word shapes, and increased default tracking and leading. Character differentiation: The lowercase “e” and uppercase “G” are good examples, where both shapes are prone to being confused with others and need extra clarification. These treatments reduce the need to skip back and confirm what’s been read. More legible word shapes: the heights of the uppercase and lowercase letters are as different as possible. In the same vein, the ascenders (tall parts of b, d, h, k, etc.) and descenders (long parts of j, g, p, q, y) are more prominent to make more legible word shapes on the screen.