# Lexend: A Font is Changing the Way the World Reads

> Google released Lexend, a variable font family designed to improve reading speed and fluency based on typographic research. The font adjusts letter spacing and proportions for digital screens. TX Text Control renders Lexend with full fidelity for use in business documents and reports.

- **Author:** Bjoern Meyer
- **Published:** 2019-08-14
- **Modified:** 2026-03-05
- **Description:** Google released Lexend, a variable font family designed to improve reading speed and fluency based on typographic research. The font adjusts letter spacing and proportions for digital screens. TX Text Control renders Lexend with full fidelity for use in business documents and reports.
- **1 min read** (198 words)
- **Tags:**
  - Fonts
  - Typography
  - Windows Forms
- **Web URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2019/08/14/lexend-a-font-is-changing-the-way-the-world-reads/
- **LLMs URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2019/08/14/lexend-a-font-is-changing-the-way-the-world-reads/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2019/08/14/lexend-a-font-is-changing-the-way-the-world-reads/llms-full.txt

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Google Docs introduced a new font named Lexend that is explicitly designed to improve reading speeds. In our online think tank [bold](https://bold.textcontrol.com), we published a new article that gives some background information about the development of this font.

The digital world makes the ability to read quickly and efficiently essential in nearly all situations. From e-books, digital publications, websites and social media - the amount of information to read is growing.

[![bold - Lexend](https://s1-www.textcontrol.com/assets/dist/blog/2019/08/14/a/assets/bold.webp "bold - Lexend")](https://bold.textcontrol.com/article/2019/8/14/a/lexend-a-font-is-changing-the-way-the-world-reads/)

Read the full article here:

[Read article on bold ](https://bold.textcontrol.com/article/2019/8/14/a/lexend-a-font-is-changing-the-way-the-world-reads/)

We tested the Google font Lexend in our word processing component TX Text Control. The results can be seen in the screenshot below. Not only is the font perfectly rendered and readable, but also a pixel-perfect, beautiful font for all types of business documents. Increase the reading performance of your document recipients and try this new font in your TX Text Control based applications.

![bold - Lexend](https://s1-www.textcontrol.com/assets/dist/blog/2019/08/14/a/assets/tx-lexend.webp "bold - Lexend")

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## About Bjoern Meyer

As CEO, Bjoern is the visionary behind our strategic direction and business development, bridging the gap between our customers and engineering teams. His deep passion for coding and web technologies drives the creation of innovative products. If you're at a tech conference, be sure to stop by our booth - you'll most likely meet Bjoern in person. With an advanced graduate degree (Dipl. Inf.) in Computer Science, specializing in AI, from the University of Bremen, Bjoern brings significant expertise to his role. In his spare time, Bjoern enjoys running, paragliding, mountain biking, and playing the piano.

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