Illustration of sans serif
sans serif
noun
sans ser·if
san-ˈser-əf 
sanz-
variants
or sanserif
: a letter or typeface with no serifs
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Pair bold serif font treatments with minimalist layouts or dynamic motion using sans serif type to capture attention.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Keough weaves both voices together in a dual narrative demarcated by type: Lisa Marie’s words are in a serif font, and her own are sans serif.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
The big divide in the world of typeface is between serif, or letters with small lines or tails attached to their edges, and sans serif, letters without those lines that have a smoother look.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
The font is sans serif but playful.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2022
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Keough weaves both voices together in a dual narrative demarcated by type: Lisa Marie’s words are in a serif font, and her own are sans serif.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
The big divide in the world of typeface is between serif, or letters with small lines or tails attached to their edges, and sans serif, letters without those lines that have a smoother look.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
The font is sans serif but playful.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2022
See All Example Sentences for sans serif
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“Sans serif.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sans%20serif. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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