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- 1 serif
: any of the short lines stemming from and at an angle to the upper and lower ends of the strokes of a letter
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Pair bold serif font treatments with minimalist layouts or dynamic motion using sans serif type to capture attention.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
It came wrapped in gold foil, printed with the brand’s name in a large serif font that evokes early Mac ads.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
At the most basic level, marketers need to choose between serif and sans-serif fonts.
—Jessica Wong, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Keough weaves both voices together in a dual narrative demarcated by type: Lisa Marie’s words are in a serif font, and her own are sans serif.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
It came wrapped in gold foil, printed with the brand’s name in a large serif font that evokes early Mac ads.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
At the most basic level, marketers need to choose between serif and sans-serif fonts.
—Jessica Wong, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Keough weaves both voices together in a dual narrative demarcated by type: Lisa Marie’s words are in a serif font, and her own are sans serif.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for serif
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“Serif.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serif. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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serif
noun
ser·if
ˈser-əf 
: any of the short lines crossing the upper and lower ends of the strokes of a printed letter
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