sans
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7.7
- noun
- /sænz/
- Jargon
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sans serif
- Personally, I hate Comic Sans, but hey, there are settings to change that.
Examples
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I mean, why anybody would write in Comic Sans is still beyond me.
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But there are no circumstances in which Comic Sans is the acceptable first choice, right?
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The public reception of the release of Source Sans Pro last month was very encouraging.
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Use of Comic Sans should be limited to places where cartoonish silliness is expected.
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The capital letter 'I' is sans, yet it shouldn't be sans if the screen font is "Tahoma."
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Until Source Sans Pro, there did not exist a single open-source general-use multi-master font.
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Use an easily legible sans serif font such as Gill Sans, Lucida Sans, or Trebuchet MS.
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The design uses a modern sans typeface for a clean and polished look.
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Many graphic designers prefer sans fonts for their readability in digital formats.
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He chose a sans font for the presentation because it looks more contemporary.
Synonyms
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3.9
A font with letters that have no small lines at the ends
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
The noun sans is short for sans-serif, where sans means 'without'. A sans font is a font 'without' the small strokes or 'feet' at the ends of letters, which makes it look clean and modern.