Writeless

Also called: sans-serif, gothic or grotesque

Sans serif means that the letters of a font have no serifs. Within typography, a serif is a transversely placed bracket at the end of a letter. Sans serif is commonly referred to internationally as sans-serif, gothic or simply sans.

Sans serif fonts are often used in longer texts, such as books and newspaper articles, because they are easier to read from paper. On screens, on the other hand, sans serif fonts are usually used because it is more pleasant to read from a screen when letters are made up of fewer pixels. Partly because of this, sans serif fonts are also often seen as more modern.

Since ancient Roman times, letters have been written with a serif. Even in the early days of European printing this was still the case. In the eighteenth century, the first sans-serif fonts were developed. In the nineteenth century, sans-serif fonts became more popular and the term sans-serif also made its appearance.

Examples of well-known serif fonts include Aial, Helvetica, Franklin Gothic, Tahoma, Open Sans and Comic Sans.