Serif fonts, such as Times New Roman, Georgia and Garamond, are named as such because they feature these small but noticeable embellishments. In contrast sans-serif fonts, such as Arial, Helvetica ...

In the early days of digital screens, sans serif fonts were preferred to serif, as they improved legibility. The first digital typeface – Digi Grotesk – was designed by Rudolf Hell in 1968.

Sans serif fonts, like Arial and Helvetica, are defined by what they don’t have: those “wings” and “feet.” They have cleaner lines and are considered best for titles and shorter text.

1. Open Sans Open Sans was designed by Steve Matteson and comes in 10 different styles, from light to extra bold. The font itself is very simple, professional, and clean, yet it’s very exciting.

Times New Roman — which was named for The Times of London — is a serif font. Calibri chops off the limbs in what is known as a sans serif font. Calibri and Times New Roman are two of the most ...

Money This font you know from old pulp novels is all over new books An approachable-witchy 1938 typeface is the hand-cut, calligraphic answer to colder modern sans-serifs.

When Comic Sans was included in Windows 95, the world was starved for a relaxed, whimsical font, making the bubbly sans serif type face just the ticket. Or at least designer Vincent Connare ...