Printing a fine line projecting from a main stroke of a letter in common styles of type
Origin of serif
Dutch schreef, a stroke, line from schrijven, to write from Classical Latin scribere: see scribeserif
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serif
noun
A fine line finishing off the main strokes of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
Origin of serif
Perhaps from Dutch schreef line from Middle Dutch scrēve from scriven to write from Latin scrībere ; see skrībh- in Indo-European roots.
serif
left: serif typeface
right: sans serif typeface
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serif - Computer Definition
Short horizontal lines added to the tops and bottoms of traditional typefaces, such as Times Roman. Contrast with sans-serif.
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