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getbak · 01-21-2008, 01:00 AM

Serifs are hard to describe, so I'll let Wikipedia do it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serif

Basically, they're the little bits hanging off the end of letters on a font. In print, it's believed that serifs allow the eye to more easily follow the flow of the letter forms, which makes the text easier to read.

Times New Roman is a serif font

Arial is a sans-serif font

Look at the lower-case "i" in both lines. In a sans-serif font, it's just a simple straight line with a dot above it. In the serif font, it has pedestal on the bottom and a little hook on the top of the straight line, those extra flourishes are the serifs. They don't make the letter look more like an "i", but they can make it easier to read.

01-21-2008, 01:00 AM	#10
getbak Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	Serifs are hard to describe, so I'll let Wikipedia do it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serif Basically, they're the little bits hanging off the end of letters on a font. In print, it's believed that serifs allow the eye to more easily follow the flow of the letter forms, which makes the text easier to read. Times New Roman is a serif font Arial is a sans-serif font Look at the lower-case "i" in both lines. In a sans-serif font, it's just a simple straight line with a dot above it. In the serif font, it has pedestal on the bottom and a little hook on the top of the straight line, those extra flourishes are the serifs. They don't make the letter look more like an "i", but they can make it easier to read. __________________ Turn up the good, turn down the suck!