seriffed
With small strokes
Seriffed describes type or lettering that has serifs—the small strokes or feet extending from the ends of letterforms.
Times New Roman is seriffed; Arial is not.
The term appears in typography discussions contrasting seriffed and sans-serif fonts: The document uses a seriffed typeface for body text.
Periods or newspaper
- BaskervilleTransitional serif typeface
- PalatinoRenaissance-style serif typeface
- GeorgiaName shared by country and state
- CambriaHistoric Welsh name
Clarendon · Rockwell · ligature · kerning · leading · tracking · x-height · baseline
Of lasting excellence
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- formalFollowing strict protocol
- refinedPurified or cultured
authoritative · timeless · ornate · decorative · vintage · scholarly · literary · distinguished
Printing from raised surfaces
- textWritten or printed words
- readabilityEase of understanding text
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- broadsheetLarge-format serious newspaper
folio · pagination · book · newspaper · legibility · ink · paper · press
Times
Periods or newspaper
- BaskervilleTransitional serif typeface
- PalatinoRenaissance-style serif typeface
- GeorgiaName shared by country and state
Cambria · Clarendon · Rockwell · ligature · kerning · leading · tracking · x-height · baseline · ascender
classic
Of lasting excellence
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- formalFollowing strict protocol
refined · authoritative · timeless · ornate · decorative · vintage · scholarly · literary · distinguished · sophisticated
letterpress
Printing from raised surfaces
- textWritten or printed words
- readabilityEase of understanding text
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
broadsheet · folio · pagination · book · newspaper · legibility · ink · paper · press · publishing