serif
Typographic finishing stroke
A serif is the small decorative stroke or line extending from the ends of letters in certain typefaces.
Compare the feet on letters in Times New Roman to the clean edges of Arial.
Typefaces with these strokes are called serif fonts; those without are sans-serif.
The newspaper uses a serif font for body text.
Lettering style design
- fontCharacter style set
- letterformA character's visual structure
- glyphVisual form of character
- typesetArrange text for printing
kerning · leading · tracking · ligature · small-caps · typographer · specimen · foundry
Plant's central axis
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- spineColumn of vertebrae
- shoulderUpper arm joint
- spurIncentive or heel device
bracket · terminal · finial · foot · arm · hook · bowl · counter
Periods or newspaper
- BaskervilleTransitional serif typeface
- PalatinoRenaissance-style serif typeface
- GeorgiaName shared by country and state
- CambriaHistoric Welsh name
Clearness of text
- readabilityEase of understanding text
- long-formUnabridged in presentation
- printTransfer text to paper
- bookBound written work
newspaper · paragraph · comfortable · clear · crisp · distinct
Connecting two phases
- modernOf recent times
- humanistEthics-focused secular philosopher
- ScotchOf the Highlands
- VenetianOf or from Venice
Egyptian · Clarendon · bracketed · unbracketed · glyphic
Gracefully refined, tasteful
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- classicOf lasting excellence
- formalFollowing strict protocol
- refinedPurified or cultured
authoritative · literary · bookish · scholarly · timeless · sophisticated · prestigious · professional
typeface
Lettering style design
- fontCharacter style set
- letterformA character's visual structure
- glyphVisual form of character
typeset · kerning · leading · tracking · ligature · small-caps · typographer · specimen · foundry · letterpress
stem
Plant's central axis
spur · bracket · terminal · finial · foot · arm · hook · bowl · counter · axis
Times
Periods or newspaper
- BaskervilleTransitional serif typeface
- PalatinoRenaissance-style serif typeface
- GeorgiaName shared by country and state
Cambria · Minion · Clarendon · Rockwell · Century · Joanna · Utopia
legibility
Clearness of text
- readabilityEase of understanding text
- long-formUnabridged in presentation
- printTransfer text to paper
book · newspaper · paragraph · comfortable · clear · crisp · distinct
transitional
Connecting two phases
Venetian · Egyptian · Clarendon · bracketed · unbracketed · glyphic
elegant
Gracefully refined, tasteful
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- classicOf lasting excellence
- formalFollowing strict protocol
refined · authoritative · literary · bookish · scholarly · timeless · sophisticated · prestigious · professional · established
grotesque
Distorted, bizarre figure
- gothicDark, mysterious aesthetic
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
- displayPresentation for viewing
decorative · script · monospace · screen · print
- typesettingtypesetting, typesetter, leading, font, kerning
- Hebrew scriptaleph, shin, Hebrew alphabet, vocalization, pointing
- graphic designlogo, font, typography, layout, color
- handwritingcursive, block letters, penmanship, print letters, legible
- tipografiafont
- typographyletters, font, calligraphy, font design, typefaces
serifsans-serif
Type without terminal strokes
sans serif · grotesque · gothic · Helvetica · Arial
- sans serifType without terminal strokes
- serif fontsTypefaces with terminal flourishes
- sans serif fontsType without terminal strokes