Typefaces in fonts
Agency is a sans serif font.
MS Sans Serif was created in 1997.
'Arial Font' is an example of 'sans serif'. 'Sans' is french for 'without'. The serif is for the added bits that are attached to letters. So the text I am currently writing this answer in is 'Sans Serif'. This was to be the books beginnings... - sans serif This was to be the books beginnings - serif An example of a serif font is Times New Roman. Compare the two sentences above. There are differences in the letter's 'T', 'b' and 'k'. They have added lines on the tops of the lines that make up the letters. These are called 'serif's. + + + The above answer FAILS because the webpage translates both sentences into a san serif, so you can't see the difference. . Serifs are the little feef and hands added to the end of all the lines in an individual letter, originally added to prevent ink from running and causing blobs on the ends on each line.
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<font face="Sans-Serif">this is what it looks like</font>
Serif font has structural details on each of the letters. When you look at Times New Roman, you can see that the bottoms of the letters create points. The font on this answer is Sans-Serif, sans means "without", so sans-serif means without serif. The type on this answer is sans-serif because there is no added structure to the letters, all of them are rounded on the ends. You can see the difference in Word.
No, sans serif is a generic description of a font without any serifs. The Web site that you're reading is probably in a sans serif font, while when you read a newspaper, you're probably reading a serif font.
=== === === === Sans serif fonts do not have the serifs, small lines or 'tails', the characters are straight up and down. === === === === Sans serif fonts do not have the serifs, small lines or 'tails', the characters are straight up and down.
The kind of font you see here is a sans serif (sans = without; serif= flourish, embellishment). The white letters on blue background forming the logotype Answers at the top of this page are a serif font, most everything else is sans serif on this page. Time New Roman is a typical and common serif font. Arial is a sans serif font.
The serif refers to what looks like "tails" on some of the characters. They generally lead to readability over a period of time with less strain. The Words at the upper left, "Answers.com" are a serif font and most others are sans-serif. Times New Roman is a popular serif font. Arial is a popular san-serif font (which means without serif.)
<font face="sans serif">font</face font>
Type without "serif"s (like this).