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

We took her art, composed of crystalline jeremiads rendered in bold sans serif fonts, and slapped it on our refrigerators.

From Washington Post

Another, earlier work at MoMA, where this painting lives, says simply “OOF,” in yellow sans serif capitals against a stark blue background.

From Washington Post

New companies, some direct-to-consumer, check all the boxes of millennial marketing: pale pastel colors, sans serif fonts, ethnically diverse women with a range of body types and robust social-media campaigns.

From New York Times

Negative space is plentiful, and the text is a stylish sans serif font, dwarfed by the kind of moody, still-life images that proliferate on Instagram.

From Washington Post

The design looks not unlike most other boutique studios, with blond wood, sans serif fonts and a planted wall.

From New York Times