[Semaphor]

> I know a few friends who have 'custom' fonts on their phones.

The weird thing is, whenever I see a custom font (or at least when it’s noticeable) on a phone, it’s Comic Sans. It’s usually people who are not super tech savy, but still they went out of their way to customize their phone to show them all interface elements in Comic Sans.

[otherotherchris]

Comic Sans is extremely legible on small screens for people with poor eyesight. It's a perfectly acceptable use of the font.

[Semaphor]

Interesting, I did not know that. But I don’t think it’s relevant, none of them have bad eyesight, and they also make heavy use of backgrounds that make things harder to read (though, maybe CS counteracts the issue).

[brimble]

I think people who aren't sufficiently tuned into computer geek and/or Web and/or font nerd culture are aware that they're supposed to think Comic Sans is bad, and instead they like it. I see it used all the time, in many contexts, by people who seem to just think it's fun.

[antifa]

I notice often when other people have worse eyesight then me, it wouldn't surprise me if you're unaware of how good your eyesight actually is and/or your friend believes their eyesight is at least above average (at least with glasses) when maybe it's not.