Serif and Sans serif

Serif
Serif font contains little decorative stroke at the end of the character.

Example

Serif font

Serifs in red

Applications of Serif font
1. Widely used for printed works like news papers, magazines and books printings etc because of best suitable for easy to read.
2. Used for large texts.

Real time examples

Serif font news paper

Serif font text book

Sans serif
Sans serif font decorative stroke at the end of character.

Example

Sans serif font

Applications

1. Sans serif font widely used for web pages because of best suitable for easy to read.

2. Used for small texts.

Real time examples

Sans serif font webpage

Notes photos