A short line added to the tops and bottoms of traditional typefaces, such as Times Roman
A serif is a small ornamental mark at the ends of a letter Serifs have many variations, such as hairline, slab and wedge Serifs originated as the points at which Roman stonecutters inserted their chisels into the stone Serifs can be seen on typefaces such as Times New Roman
Small decorative strokes that are added to the end of a letter's main strokes Serifs improve readability by leading the eye along the line of type
fonts have short cross-lines at the ends of the main strokes of many letters An example is Times Roman Sans Serif fonts are lacking such cross-lines
Small protusion, not in itself distinguishing two characters, at the end of a stroke of a writing instrument Historical origin was in the brush strokes traced to guide Roman inscription carvers It subsequently served to strengthen the edges of characters in printing type
A small line or embellishment finishing off the strokes of letters in some fonts Well-known serif fonts include Souvenir, Times Roman and Garamond
style of letters which have short lines stemming from the upper and lower ends of the strokes of a letter
The fine lines stemming from and at an angle to the upper and lower ends of the main strokes of a letterfor example, the little feet on the bottom of the vertical strokes in the uppercase letter M in Times Roman typeface
{i} small line which caps the tops and bottoms of letters in some typefaces (Printing)
Any of the short lines or ornaments at the upper or lower ends of the strokes that form a character in a typeface Also, a typeface whose characters contain serifs See also sans serif
a short horizontal line added to the tops and bottoms of traditional typefaces, such as Times Roman
A small cross stroke at the end of the main stroke of the letter, Times Roman is a serif font style
a short flat line at the top or bottom of some printed letters sans serif (Probably from schreef , from schriven )
The short cross-lines at the ends of the main strokes of many characters in some typefaces
A cross-stroke at the end of a stem or terminal in a character The class of typefaces with serifs Examples are Times, Bodoni, Georgia and Souvenir Also sometimes called "roman", although roman is more correctly used to describe type that is neither italic nor bold (see above)
The short crosslines at the ends of the main strokes of letters in certain type styles
The short, decorative lines appearing at the top and bottom of the strokes of letters in typefaces such as Times New Roman
A font type where lines extend from the tops (called ascenders, as in the stem of the letter "d") and from the bases (called descenders, as in the stem of the letter "p") of certain letters
A style of typeface that has "little feet " Common serif typefaces include Times Roman, Garamond, and Palatino
The short cross lines at the end of characters These are intended to make letters more easily recognized
Serifs are the short lines at the ends of the main strokes of letters in many type styles, and styles which have serifs are called serif styles The short horizontal lines at the top and bottom of a a capital I are serifs In most graphical and text browsers this sentence will appear in a serif font Serif styles are traditional and are consider more legible by many people
Serifs are the little extra strokes found at the end of main vertical and horizontal strokes of some letterforms Some are subtle and others may be quite pronounced and obvious An example of a serif typeface is Times New Roman
A style of typeface that has "little feet " Common serif typefaces include Times Roman, Garamond, and Palatino The following graphic image shows serif typefaces
the short cross-lines at the ends of the main strokes of many letters in some type faces
Type styles which do not have serifs -- the little extra strokes found at the end of main vertical and horizontal strokes of some letterforms -- are called sans serif (without serif) An example of a sans serif type is Arial
A typeface in which the characters have no serifs (short lines or ornaments at the upper or lower end of character strokes) A sans serif typeface usually has a straightforward, geometric appearance See also serif
Any font or typeface that lacks serifs In most sans serif fonts, there is littledifferentiation between the width of strokes within the letter Helvetica and Futura arefamiliar sans serif fonts
A style of typeface that means "without feet " Common serif typefaces include Arial, Helvetica, AvantGarde and Verdana The following graphic image shows sans serif typefacesthe color intensity of an image An image high in saturation will appear to be very bright An image low in saturation will appear to be duller and more neutral An image without any saturation is also referred to as a grayscale image
A style of typeface that means "without feet " Common sans serif typefaces include Arial, Helvetica, AvantGarde and Verdana The following graphic image shows sans serif typefaces