# Anti-AI fonts considered harmful

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> Published: 2026-08-21 16:48:10+00:00

Bizarre or misshapen typefaces designed to confuse or stymie AI ([previously](https://boingboing.net/2026/07/17/decoy-is-an-ambigious-font-that-hides-from-ai.html) and [previously](https://www.mixfont.com/ghost-font) at *Boing Boing*) regularly go viral. But they're works of art making a point rather than something to actually use in production.

"[Anti-AI fonts are useless and harmful](https://blog.yaros.ae/anti-ai-fonts-are-useless-and-harmful/)," writes Andrew Yaros, not least because they are inaccessible. — [Read the rest ](https://boingboing.net/2026/08/21/anti-ai-fonts-considered-harmful.html)

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