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King’s Hawaiian introduced the crown logo on its packaging in 2018, with a capital serif font.—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 24 June 2025 Whereas serif fonts feel authoritative and timeless, sans serif fonts can feel modern or informal.—Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 Incredible the sense memories that can be instantly evoked with a little off-white serif font.—Emily Temple
march 28, Literary Hub, 28 Mar. 2025 Pair bold serif font treatments with minimalist layouts or dynamic motion using sans serif type to capture attention.—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for serif
Word History
Etymology
probably from Dutch schreef stroke, line, from Middle Dutch, from schriven to write, from Latin scribere — more at scribe
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