Definition of "serif" []

• A fine line finishing off the main strokes of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M. (noun)

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• "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"
• "Put it this way: if you want to look cool, funky, trendy, contemporary, casual, relax, then san serif is the font."
• "In all my research on the Great Legibility Debate, I found absolutely no convincing research showing that sans serif is easier to read."