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submitted 2 weeks ago by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Chozo@fedia.io 14 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Which is why we have serifs, so you can tell the difference between I and l.

[–] 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 weeks ago

It also helps eye to follow the line and therefore makes reading easier. It is almost as if typographers came up with it for a reason.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip -2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

But that's a workaround, not a fix.

Edit: a fix would be to not make the letters loook the same, even changing the alphabet if neccessary.