- A Serif is a small line attached to the end of the stroke in a letter or symbol.
- A font-family having serifs is called Serif. An example for this is Times New Roman font.
- A font-family without serifs is called Sans-Serif. An example for this is Arial font.
- Serif fonts are usually easier to read in larger text areas like in books, magazines.
- Sans Serif fonts are used regularly because of how clean they tend to look in those main text areas.
