It helps your eye to read letters in a word.
Mason Serif Bold + Mason Serif Alt Bold
This is sans serif because it is doesn't have "serifs" or poins. serif font "hats" and "feet" all the tiny pointy stuff. San serif is the commonly used internet fonts.
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Usually the serif fonts are divided into 2 categories, slab serif and serif. Clarendon is an example of a slab serif.
Agency is a sans serif font.
Semi-serif fonts are a combination of serif and sans-serif styles, where the font has some serif features but is less pronounced compared to traditional serif fonts. They provide a more modern and clean look while still maintaining some of the elegance associated with serif fonts.
Copperplate is a Serif or Semi-Serif font. Copperplate is a style of calligraphy which is sans serif. Copperplate Gothic appears at first to be sans serif but there are actually very small, fine serifs - so it is a semi-serif font. == == Copperplate is a display font--one best used in small doses. You wouldn't want to set a whole book in it, but it's great for heads.
Serif software is a desktop publisher software. It can be used to create graphics or designs and to create flyers or brochures. Free Serif software can be found online at places like Amazon, Cnet, Youtube or FreeSerifSoftware.
Magazines and newspapers use a mixture of sans serif and serif fonts to create a style that reflects the publication. Common fonts used in headlines and body copy are Caslon, Times New Roman, Mercury Display, Interstate, Palatino, Lino Letter, and Stempel Garamond.
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.)
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Some of the more widely used ones are Clarendon, Archer, ITC Bookman, Century Schoolbook, Serifa, Times Roman and United Serif.