Font trivia
Jan. 2nd, 2007 10:50 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
elabyFascinating trivia tidbit of the day:
I just learned why sans serif is called "sans serif." You know those little strokes at the ends of the sticks that make up (Roman) type? The ones you can see at the bottom of "l" if you're typing in the LJ update window? The things that make the difference between lowercase l and uppercase I in fonts where they don't look identical*? Those strokes are called "serifs," and sans serif - you guessed it - doesn't have 'em.
My particular journal style doesn't have them either, so I don't know how well this post will make sense to people. In other news, the big library is deserted like whoa today, and I got my laptop! I will go home and play with it this afternoon; this morning is for research.
*oh, the irony!
I just learned why sans serif is called "sans serif." You know those little strokes at the ends of the sticks that make up (Roman) type? The ones you can see at the bottom of "l" if you're typing in the LJ update window? The things that make the difference between lowercase l and uppercase I in fonts where they don't look identical*? Those strokes are called "serifs," and sans serif - you guessed it - doesn't have 'em.
My particular journal style doesn't have them either, so I don't know how well this post will make sense to people. In other news, the big library is deserted like whoa today, and I got my laptop! I will go home and play with it this afternoon; this morning is for research.
*oh, the irony!
