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Thread: Serif and Sans-Serif fonts
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May 1, 2001, 04:38 #1
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I have two questions to make but I forget one of them.
So this post is only one doubt.
I've to admit that I work with fonts but I don't know the indispensable.
I don't know the differences between : Serif fonts and Sans-Serif fonts.
Where can I find some information about this?
{ yes I look for it on Site Point }
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May 1, 2001, 04:48 #2
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Twiddly bits on the font - Serif (Georga, Times New Roman, Garamond)
No Twiddly bits -San Serif (Tahoma, Arial, Gill Sans)
A twiddly bit is called a serif, helps the eyes 'flow' across the line of text.
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May 1, 2001, 04:58 #3
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Twiddly bits
Hi Sowen.
Sorry, but you have to explain what it's the meaning of Twiddly . I look for it on the dictionary but I didn't find it.
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May 1, 2001, 05:15 #4
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Okey dokey
This is a font with twiddly bits see the changes at the tips of all the letters, these are serifs.
This is a font with no twiddly bits notice that it is without (sans) serifs
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May 2, 2001, 05:50 #5
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To turn Sowen's posts into something more.. ah... understandable... Serif fonts are caligraphic... they have small decorative strokes added to them.
For instance, Times New Roman is a serif font.
Sans serif are fonts that are geometric and do not contain these decoractive strokes, like Verdana, Tahoma and Arial. Sans means without, thus San Serif = Without a Serifs
Hope that helps!
J.
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May 2, 2001, 06:27 #6
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