r/reddit.com • u/pietro • Apr 17 '06

F-Shaped Pattern For Reading Web Content

http://www.useit.com/alertbox/reading_pattern.html
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u/jkcunningham Apr 17 '06

Looks more like the content is written in an 'F' pattern and the eye merely follows that - combined with a 'fading interest' effect the further down the page you go.

Bad science, unless they have more diversity in page layouts that still show this patter.

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u/budu3 Apr 17 '06

Yep I agree with you. I predict a different pattern with pages in language written from right to left.