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serif

Short horizontal lines added to the tops and bottoms of traditional typefaces, such as Times Roman. Contrast with sans-serif.


serif [′ser·əf]
(graphic arts)
Any of the short crosslines placed at the ends of the strokes of many letters appearing in some typefaces.


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When possible, opt for a Sans Serif font, such as the one used for this column's heading [Frutiger Bold].
The font is also a sans serif, which in most cases is much easier to read than a serif font in an electronic format.
The dates, always white and usually presented in a sans serif font, are set against different colors (blue, black, gray, red, and brown) in the language and date-recording conventions of the locality in which they were painted, so for example, 15 AGO.
 
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