If you’ve already searched for a font on your computer, you may have found the terms “serif” and “sans serif”.
Almost all fonts can be classified as “serif” or “sans serif”, so it’s a good idea to know what “serif” means.
as explained Wikipedia, meas gracias, serifs (from French serif), trim, skids or terminals are “Ornaments usually located at the ends of lines of typefaces.”
Basically, every time you see a piece sticking out of the ends of a letter, that’s a “serif”. A good example is the well-known Times New Roman font.
Font «Seriff» (Times New Roman)
All those little lines that stand out are “serif”. Any font that has some kind of bump like this is classified as a “Serif” font.
And what is a “Sans Serif” font? If you know what the word “sans” means in French, you probably already understand. “Sans” means “without”.
Any font that does not have “serifs” is classified as a “sans serif” font. Literally it means “sans serif”. Here is an example with another very common font, Arial, whose strokes are much simpler, with clean edges.
Font «Sans Seriff» (Arial)
Sans Serif fonts are generally considered more modern, while Serif fonts are more classic.
