What is the purpose of the Alt "a" version (or, what I like to call, the rounded small "a" version) of OpenDyslexic? The Alt "a" version changes the double storey "a" to a single storey "a". Does the Alt "a" version improves readability for dyslexic people? And yes, the Alt "a" version is the version of OpenDyslexic used in My Singing Monsters.

I did not add it for inherent readability, and I couldn’t tell you if one was better than the other.

I added it for familiarity. Early on, many teachers from around the world emailed stating the same thing: they teach letters with handwriting, where a small a is commonly written rounded. When printing assignments, they wanted the small a to match what they were writing to avoid confusion.

It’s was a very reasonable request, so an alternate was created.

Thank you!