Sans-serif

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of sans serif. alt-of, alternative

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"In a sans-serif font, skewing a word or phrase can create the appearance of italics, even when a real italic font is not available. The technique is less successful with serif fonts because the design of the roman letter "a" or "g", for example, usually differs from its italic version."

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