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- 1 serif
: any of the short lines stemming from and at an angle to the upper and lower ends of the strokes of a letter
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Gap’s 2010 logo switch lasted six days before the company brought back its blue box with GAP scripted in white serif.
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
King’s Hawaiian introduced the crown logo on its packaging in 2018, with a capital serif font.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 24 June 2025
Whereas serif fonts feel authoritative and timeless, sans serif fonts can feel modern or informal.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Incredible the sense memories that can be instantly evoked with a little off-white serif font.
—Emily Temple
march 28, Literary Hub, 28 Mar. 2025
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
King’s Hawaiian introduced the crown logo on its packaging in 2018, with a capital serif font.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 24 June 2025
Whereas serif fonts feel authoritative and timeless, sans serif fonts can feel modern or informal.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Incredible the sense memories that can be instantly evoked with a little off-white serif font.
—Emily Temple
march 28, Literary Hub, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for serif
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“Serif.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serif. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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serif
noun
ser·if
ˈser-əf 
: any of the short lines crossing the upper and lower ends of the strokes of a printed letter
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