Serif and sans-serif fonts are the two major categories of typeface, each conveying distinct aesthetics and associations. And understanding the difference between them is crucial for any designer.

In the early days of digital screens, sans serif fonts were preferred to serif, as they improved legibility. The first digital typeface – Digi Grotesk – was designed by Rudolf Hell in 1968.

There are two general categories of typefaces:Serif and Sans Serif. Serif typefaces use small decorative marks to embellish characters and make them easier to read. Typefaces without these are ...

Sans-serif fonts are often used in children’s books as they’re good for beginning readers; the letters tend to look more like the letters children are learning to print. Okey dokey.

The 2016 election is shaping up differently. Hillary Clinton is using sans serifs in her early branding, but another democratic candidate, Lincoln Chafee, is using a mix of serif and sans serif.

Serif fonts have extra strokes or designs on the letters, while sans serif fonts don’t have these details. It’s the difference between a font like Times New Roman and Arial, which are serif ...

In the world of typography, there are two main categories – serif and sans serif. According to Skillshare, serif lettering has an extra line, “kind of like a little foot,” that extends at ...

It probably also helps that chunkier, retro-styled serif typefaces are coming back in style in a big way after years of minimalist san-serif designs dominating, as noted by Vox.