sans serif

American  

[sanz] / sænz /

noun

Printing.

1. a style of monotonal type without serifs.

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sans serif British  

/ sænˈsɛrɪf /

noun

1. a style of printer's typeface in which the characters have no serifs

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Other Word Forms

• sans-serif adjective

Etymology

Origin of sans serif

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

Its name is a pun on the sans serif group of typefaces, and the island was depicted as being shaped like a semi-colon.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2025

This time she wrote her messages in a childlike sans serif that a designer friend of the artist later turned into a custom font, for more efficient printing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2024

Calibri chops off the limbs in what is known as a sans serif font.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2023

“Good practice would be the use of a sans serif font,” the service said in an accessibility guide.

From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 2023

Occupied by the British in June, 1900, the available South African Republic stamps having the Dutch name overprinted "Cancelled" and the addition of the sans serif letters, separated by hyphens "V-R-I." in blue and red.

From The Postage Stamp in War by Melville, Fred. J.