Serif vs. Sans Serif Fonts
Serif and sans-serif fonts. What exactly are they? Briefly, a serif font has the small decorative tails or feet at the ends of their lines, whereas sans serif fonts do not (hence the "sans"). Sans serif fonts are simple and clean and usually a uniform width along each line. Some common serif fonts include Times New Roman and Georgia and sans fonts include Calibri and Arial. Sans serif fonts used to be favoured for on-screen text, especially smaller screens and those with low-