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TypesSERIF and SANS-SERIF

Serif Font A typeface with Serifs is called a Serif typeface(or Serifed typeface).Serifs are

considered to be decorative,their appearance may well serve a higher purpose.Serif

typefaces have historically been credited with increasing both readability and reading

speed of long passages of text because they help the eye-travel across a line,especially if

lines are long or have relatively open word spacing(as with some justified type).

Example of Serif style font

Sans-Serif FontSans-Serif fonts are often used for headlines rather than for body text.Sans-Serif fonts

have become the most prevalent for display of text on computer screen.Sans-Serif have

different classifications,such as,Grotesque,Neo-grotesque,Geometric and Humanist.

Example of Sans-Serif style font

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