serif

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I would have gone with something a tad more upscale like a serif or script font.

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  1. noun A fine line finishing off the main strokes of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.

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  • It has the hand drawn and human qualities of a serif, and still retains the clarity and efficiencies of a sans serif typeface.
  • I list these because a lot of very capable web designers are simply unaware of what exists beyond serif, sans serif, and monospace. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
  • A modern sans-serif, designed by Bernd Montag and available for free download and usage. —  Smashing Magazine
  • I'm using Helvetica Neue / Arial for the body copy, partly because I think it just works visually, but also because I believe sans-serif is still the way to go for most on-screen reading. —  Clagnut summaries
  • I'm using Helvetica Neue / Arial for the body copy, partly because I think it just works visually, but also because I believe sans-serif is still the way to go for on-screen reading. —  Clagnut summaries
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  1. Perhaps from Dutch schreef, line, from Middle Dutch scrēve, from scriven, to write, from Latin scrībere; see skrībh- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Also ceriph and seriph; origin obscure.
 

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/ˈsɛrɪf/
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