Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fine line finishing off the main strokes of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The short cross-line put as a finish at the ends of the terminating or unconnected strokes of roman or italic types, as in H, l, d, and y.
- noun it is long, flat, and slender; in the Scotch-face it is curved like a bracket on the inner side. See
sans-serif .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun typography A
short line added to thetops andbottoms oftraditional typefaces , such as Times Roman.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a short line at the end of the main strokes of a character
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Gerd Couckhuyt on 01 Apr 2009 at 11: 24 am # sans serif is verry bad copy … … shame on you if you want to copy … you have too look better
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Gerd Couckhuyt on 01 Apr 2009 at 11: 24 am # sans serif is verry bad copy … … shame on you if you want to copy … you have too look better
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Put it this way: if you want to look cool, funky, trendy, contemporary, casual, relax, then san serif is the font.
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In all my research on the Great Legibility Debate, I found absolutely no convincing research showing that sans serif is easier to read.
Font Rage « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog 2006
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Get the full body wax and spray-on tan and the tattoo in serif scarring your biceps.
Easton Ellis' Still Got It Ben Barren 2006
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Get the full body wax and spray-on tan and the tattoo in serif scarring your biceps.
Archive 2006-01-01 Ben Barren 2006
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Also, "serif" - fonts with little curlicues on the end - are a lot easier to read than "sans serif" fonts, like Helvetica.
The Compleat Guide To LiveJournal Stardom And Fame, Part I sunyata__ 2004
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The "serif" -- a cross-stroke or tick -- finishes the free ends of all lines used in making a Roman capital.
Letters and Lettering A Treatise With 200 Examples Frank Chouteau Brown
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Most recently, some 2008 Silver Eagles with nominally updated design elements were instead released with the Reverse of 2007, most easily identified by the U (of UNITED) which does not have the right-side downward stroke (sometimes called a serif); the 2008 Reverse does have the downward stroke on the letter U. Additional Resources:
One Ounce Silver Eagle Bullion, 1986-Present : Coin Guide 2009
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Most recently, some 2008 Silver Eagles with nominally updated design elements were instead released with the Reverse of 2007, most easily identified by the U (of UNITED) which does not have the right-side downward stroke (sometimes called a serif); the 2008 Reverse does have the downward stroke on the letter U.
One Ounce Silver Eagle Bullion, 1986-Present : Coin Guide 2009
oroboros commented on the word serif
Fires in reverse.
July 22, 2007
jasl commented on the word serif
Serifs 'finish off' their letters, making them more comfortable to read. Besides, they are characters with character.
September 10, 2010