Readability
Readability is about how easy it is for someone to understand a piece of text.
Why readability is important
Easy-to-read text means more people understand it, and can find it useful.
Readability in the Digital Transformation Service Australia Content Guide
Guidelines
The Readability Guidelines include detailed guidelines on the following topics:
- Why people do not read.
- What users want.
- Creating scannable content.
- Getting the words right.
- Designing, not typing.
How people read in the Readability Guidelines
Related information
- Articles about content design
- Readability testing tools
- Plain language
- Tone and voice
- Words to avoid and specialist terms
- Part 1: Literacy and government websites – to the data!
- Part 2: Literacy and government websites – to the data!
- Low literacy users — Readability Guidelines
- Updating the Adult and Literacy Life Skills Survey: Estimating change in skills distribution since 2006 — Education Counts
Utility links and page information
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