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Airbus B612 Cockpit Font

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181 points Bogdanp | 3 comments | 03 Sep 25 14:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.614s | source
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jelder ◴[03 Sep 25 15:07 UTC] No.45116692[source]▶
What it actually looks like: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/B612
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polishdude20 ◴[03 Sep 25 15:13 UTC] No.45116769[source]▶
Funny how it's supposed to be designed to be legible. I read that as "disengage" at first rather than "disregard"
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1. octo888 ◴[03 Sep 25 15:21 UTC] No.45116857[source]▶
Not just me. Maybe it's how it's displayed on the web. I had an immediate "this is awful" response LOL
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2. fmajid ◴[03 Sep 25 17:00 UTC] No.45118078[source]▶
The kerning is not great, for starters
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3. atoav ◴[03 Sep 25 18:25 UTC] No.45118943[source]▶
Legible != Readable

Legability means you have to be able to differenciate words and letters. With a font specialized for aerospace use that probably also mean it has to retain that quality when printed on panels.

A special requirement I would think of is legability while in motion. Try taking your favourite, perfectly kerned font and reading it while shaking your head wildly in poor light conditions, then you get a hint of why this font isn't optimized for looks.