FONTSSERIF FONTS VS SANS-SERIF

THE FINAL BATTLE

Some text about the fonts

• Serif and sans-serif are two different type of fonts. Although these fonts are not much different. The only difference is the ‘line’. The text you’re reading is serif.

• While, right now, the text you’re reading is sans-serif. You see, it’s pretty informal and doesn’t have corner lines to make it look fancy.

How did they get their names?

• Well, that’s the main thing. How did they get their names? As per Wikipedia, Sans and Serif are two different words, originated from two different languages, Dutch and French.

• Sans means ‘without’ while Serif means ‘line’. That’s why we’re discussing lines a lot.

Where they are used.

• Well, here’s a lil’ infographic to explain what they feel like.

Image from: noupe.com

Serif Fonts Uses

• Serif fonts are usually used in text books because they are easier to read since they make individual letters easier to recognize for humans. Using sans-serif in web blogs won’t be a good idea because human minds take a bit’ longer to recognize words written in sans-serif while it works perfect with Serif fonts.

• Times Roman, Courier, New Century Schoolbook, and Palatino are some examples of Serif fonts.

Sans-serif font uses• Sans-serif fonts are usually used to write headings of articles and other stuff.

For instance, say a magazine. Usually, sans-serif is used on the front page. Since they are big, they are pleasant to eyes.

• Helvetica, Avant Garde, Arial, and Geneva are examples of Sans-serif font. • According to a studies, sans-serif fonts are difficult to read.

That’s it!

• Presentation by: Feroza Ali, A1, Beaconhouse College, Lahore.