serif
/ˈserɪf/
small decorative strokes at the ends of letters
serif in a sentence
“Serif fonts convey tradition and authority.”
Origin of serif
Dutch schreef 'line, stroke' from schrijven 'to write'
Related Words
sans-serif
typefaces without decorative strokes on letters
typeface
a set of fonts sharing common design features
baseline
the invisible line on which letters sit
x-height
the height of lowercase letters like 'x'
ligature
two or more letters combined into a single glyph
hierarchy
the visual organization of type by importance