Not all fonts are equal when comes to providing a comfortable reading experience and many of the most beautiful typefaces should be avoided for long texts. Deciding if a given typeface is “readable” or not is a nuanced and personal process in many ways, but keeping legibility, clarity and comfort in mind when choosing fonts can have a huge impact on the experience of reading the resulting website.
Resources about typeface readability
- Good for longform TypeKit’s list of fonts recommended for long form text.
- It’s About Legibility from fonts.com