On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Serif. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as line and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Serif meaning
A short line added to the end of a stroke in traditional typefaces, such as Times New Roman.
Synonyms of Serif
Using Serif
- The main meaning on this page is: A short line added to the end of a stroke in traditional typefaces, such as Times New Roman.
- Useful related words include: seriph, line.
- In the example corpus, serif often appears in combinations such as: sans serif, the serif, serif font.
Context around Serif
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 13 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Serif
- In this selection, "serif" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sans, performance, style, font, typeface and fonts stand out and add context to how "serif" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a sans serif typeface for and and sans serif fonts are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "serif" sits close to words such as abdelaziz, absolutist and accrual, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with serif
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Many blocks feature no sans serif houses at all, or just one or two. (14 words)
Take Canva’s peach-colored template, for example, which features the oversized serif font Ovo. (15 words)
Add a modern sans serif font with some duplicitous shadows to feign motion and voila. (15 words)
But tech-based scares in feel closer to home at times, and it may have something to do with the basic design in the app's UX — there's something in the app's sans serif font that makes it seem believably sketchy. (43 words)
A tag such as "h1" (header level 1) might be presented in a large bold sans-serif typeface, for example, or in a monospaced (typewriter-style) document it might be underscored or it might not change the presentation at all. (40 words)
And some of them have 4 styles each hence usable in professional typesetting: Arial, Calibri and Segoe UI are sans-serif fonts, Cambria and Times New Roman are serif fonts and Courier New is a monospace font. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
A current fashion is to pair a sans-serif typeface for headings with a high-performance serif typeface of matching style for the text of an article.
And some of them have 4 styles each hence usable in professional typesetting: Arial, Calibri and Segoe UI are sans-serif fonts, Cambria and Times New Roman are serif fonts and Courier New is a monospace font.
For example, Alex Poole asserts that no one has provided a conclusive answer as to which typeface style, serif or sans serif, provides the most legibility, citation although differences of opinion exist regarding such debates.
Serif Europe is in West Bridgford; Serif developed PagePlus in the 1990s which was the first cheap DTP software.
These variants of the Latin alphabet are very different from the serif or sans-serif Antiqua typefaces used today, and the handwritten forms in particular are difficult for the untrained to read.
But tech-based scares in feel closer to home at times, and it may have something to do with the basic design in the app's UX — there's something in the app's sans serif font that makes it seem believably sketchy.
Ersin Tatar’s bodyguard Serif Avcil appeared in court on Saturday after having been arrested on Friday night in connection with investigations into the north’s ongoing “fake diploma scandal”.
This clean sans serif is used, often with generic spacing, for secondary accent typography as well as other secondary uses such as the “Canada’s Olympic Network” tagline.
Designed to look good in any room, The Serif blurs the lines between modern design and technology.
Many blocks feature no sans serif houses at all, or just one or two.
Samsung first launched its Lifestyle product portfolio with The Serif in 2016 and has since expanded it to the award-winning TV line-up of The Frame, The Sero and The Terrace.
Take Canva’s peach-colored template, for example, which features the oversized serif font Ovo.
Virginia is for Lovers, the Zabar’s mug with that brilliant, chunky serif lettering, and that handmade one in the back that your aunt created while enrolled in an intro to ceramics class.
Add a modern sans serif font with some duplicitous shadows to feign motion and voila.
The typeface, however, was switched to a stylized version of its its normal san serif font, with a “stencil” effect and uneven letter shapes mixed in.
A tag such as "h1" (header level 1) might be presented in a large bold sans-serif typeface, for example, or in a monospaced (typewriter-style) document it might be underscored or it might not change the presentation at all.
In 2014, a second typeface family was introduced: GE Sans and Serif by Bold Monday created under art direction by Wolff Olins.
In addition, the Computer Modern typewriter and sans-serif fonts are defined using essentially the same Metafont file as the Roman font, but with different global parameters.
In handwriting, it was common to start the arc to the left of the vertical stroke, resulting in a serif at the top of the arc.
In some of these, the serif that began the right leg stroke developed into an arc, resulting in the printed form, while in others it was dropped, resulting in the modern handwritten form.
Common combinations with serif
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- sans serif 8×
- the serif 6×
- serif font 4×
- serif or 3×
- serif that 2×
- or serif 2×