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Optician Sans – A free font based on historical eye charts and optotypes


Optician Sans is a free font based on the historical Snellen and Sloan eye charts and optotypes used by opticians world wide for centuries.

Optician Sans is based on the same visual principles as the LogMAR chart, adjusted to be used as a fully functional display typeface. – 2018 – Optician Sans is a fully functional typeface and a continuation of the historical Snellen and Sloan letters. The typeface, made with Sloan optotypes as the basis of construction, is the most effective letter selection for equal legibility.

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