A serif is a small line attached to the end of a stroke in a letter or symbol.
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| Serif alphabets |
Sans-Serif :
A sans-serif is a normal letter it does not extend the small line to the end of a stroke in a letter or symbol.
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| Sans-serif alphabets |
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| Comparison of serif & sans-serif |
Comparison of serif and sans-serif
| Serif | Sans-Serif |
| A serif is a small line attached to the end of a stroke in a letter or symbol. | A sans-serif font does not include any extra strokes at the ends of the letters. |
| These are used in news paper, magazines. | These are used in web page design |
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| Example : Times New Toman, Georgia | Example : Arial, Verdana, Helvetica and Tahoma |
A live example of serif and sans-serif
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| Google logo change to serif to sans-serif |
