Monday Word: Serif
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1word1dayserif [ser-if]
noun
1. any of the short lines stemming from and at an angle to the upper and lower ends of the strokes of a letter
examples
1. Font options include bubble lettering, bold, serif, signature, and retro—all of which have a different look and feel to them. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2025
2. Some studies suggest that sans-serif fonts, such as Calibri, are easier to read for those with certain visual disabilities. Humeyra Pamuk, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
origin
probably from Dutch schreef stroke, line, from Middle Dutch, from schriven to write, from Latin scribere
noun
1. any of the short lines stemming from and at an angle to the upper and lower ends of the strokes of a letter
examples
1. Font options include bubble lettering, bold, serif, signature, and retro—all of which have a different look and feel to them. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2025
2. Some studies suggest that sans-serif fonts, such as Calibri, are easier to read for those with certain visual disabilities. Humeyra Pamuk, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
origin
probably from Dutch schreef stroke, line, from Middle Dutch, from schriven to write, from Latin scribere
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Date: 2026-03-23 11:18 pm (UTC)Nice illustration! Just one crucial typographic jargon missing:
A counter is the enclosed space within a letter, such as (in this case) the slightly-backward leaning oval inside the lowercase o.