serif

IPA: sɝˈif

(typography) A short line added to the end of a stroke in traditional typefaces, such as Times New Roman.

Examples of "serif" in Sentences

Get the full body wax and spray-on tan and the tattoo in serif scarring your biceps.
The "serif" -- a cross-stroke or tick -- finishes the free ends of all lines used in making a Roman capital.
Put it this way: if you want to look cool, funky, trendy, contemporary, casual, relax, then san serif is the font.
Also, "serif" - fonts with little curlicues on the end - are a lot easier to read than "sans serif" fonts, like Helvetica.
In all my research on the Great Legibility Debate, I found absolutely no convincing research showing that sans serif is easier to read.
Gerd Couckhuyt on 01 Apr 2009 at 11: 24 am # sans serif is verry bad copy … … shame on you if you want to copy … you have too look better
Most recently, some 2008 Silver Eagles with nominally updated design elements were instead released with the Reverse of 2007, most easily identified by the U (of UNITED) which does not have the right-side downward stroke (sometimes called a serif); the 2008 Reverse does have the downward stroke on the letter U.
Most recently, some 2008 Silver Eagles with nominally updated design elements were instead released with the Reverse of 2007, most easily identified by the U (of UNITED) which does not have the right-side downward stroke (sometimes called a serif); the 2008 Reverse does have the downward stroke on the letter U. Additional Resources: