FONTSSERIF FONTS VS SANS-SERIFTHE FINAL BATTLE

Some text about the fonts

Serif and sans-serif are two different type of fonts. Although these fonts are not much different. The only difference is the ‘line’. The text you’re reading is serif.

While, right now, the text you’re reading is sans-serif. You see, it’s pretty informal and doesn’t have corner lines to make it look fancy.

How did they get their names?

Well, that’s the main thing. How did they get their names? As per Wikipedia, Sans and Serif are two different words, originated from two different languages, Dutch and French.

Sans means ‘without’ while Serif means ‘line’. That’s why we’re discussing lines a lot.

Where they are used.

Well, here’s a lil’ infographic to explain what they feel like.

Image from: noupe.com

Serif Fonts Uses

Serif fonts are usually used in text books because they are easier to read since they make individual letters easier to recognize for humans. Using sans-serif in web blogs won’t be a good idea because human minds take a bit’ longer to recognize words written in sans-serif while it works perfect with Serif fonts.

Times Roman, Courier, New Century Schoolbook, and Palatino are some examples of Serif fonts.

Sans-serif font uses

Sans-serif fonts are usually used to write headings of articles and other stuff. For instance, say a magazine. Usually, sans-serif is used on the front page. Since they are big, they are pleasant to eyes.

Helvetica, Avant Garde, Arial, and Geneva are examples of Sans-serif font.

According to a studies, sans-serif fonts are difficult to read.

That’s it!

Presentation by: Abdul Rehman, A1, Beaconhouse College, Lahore.