Serif or Sans Serif?

[lxskllr]

Which font style do you guys prefer? I much prefer serif fonts as sans serif is too bland. I've been digging Bitstream Charter in Ubuntu lately. It's fancy enough to stand out, but is still quite readable.

 

[shortylickens]

Sans.
Serifs are a holdover from ye olden days when text was not always easy to read because of cheap print.
It needs to disappear.

 

[Lonyo]

<3 Palatino Linotype.

 

[xanis]

Where's the option for "each has its place"? 😛

 

[rcpratt]

Sans, except for formal things.

 

[marsbound2024]

Sans, except for formal things.

My thoughts exactly.

 

[Miramonti]

If I need to read it, I want it sans.

 

[MrPickins]

Serif on paper, Sans on screen.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Serif on paper, Sans on screen.

This is the correct answer. This is not a matter of opinion. This is a fact. Everyone knows this. It cannot be denied.

 

[theflyingpig]

Serif on paper, Sans on screen.

They both look perfect on the Retina Display of my iPhone 4. That's because it's better than anything else on the market. Everyone knows this.

 

[IronWing]

They both look perfect on the Retina Display of my iPhone 4. That's because it's better than anything else on the market. Everyone knows this.

iPhone's use text? That must frustrate a lot of iPhone users.

 

[CallMeJoe]

They both look perfect on the Retina Display of my iPhone 4. That's because it's better than anything else on the market. Everyone knows this.

You're still holding it wrong.

 

[gorcorps]

Sans on damn near anything. I even changed the font on my e-reader to a sans font. Anything else just reads weird anymore.

 

[eldorado99]

<3 Palatino Linotype.

This. I've been using it for years and will never look back.

 

[Skeeedunt]

Only old people like Serif.

 

[MovingTarget]

Sans serif for anything technical with code or anything highly informal. Otherwise I default to a Serif font.

Of course, there are always those who default to comic sans for EVERYTHING just to piss people off.

 

[lsquare]

What's the sans serif font that's used the most? Arial?

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Arial in the past, although Microsoft's new default is Calibri, a much nicer font.

 

[lxskllr]

I generally use Tahoma for a sans, but I don't care that much. They're all bland :^P

 

[Tiamat]

Serif on paper, Sans on screen.

qft

 

[Printer Bandit]

Helvetica.

 

[Drako]

I generally use Tahoma for a sans, but I don't care that much. They're all bland :^P

Another vote for Tahoma.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Ehh ... sans serif here usually.

70&#37; of the time, I like something like Verdana, can be scaled down quite small and still very legible.

30% of the time I'm dealing with code, and I want all my characters to be exactly the same width, so courier or fixedsys then ....

 

[KeithTalent]

Helvetica.

This. :thumbsup:

KT

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

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