Concept / Sans-serif typography
Sans-serif typography
A typographic characteristic using a type classification without serifs at stroke ends
A typographic characteristic using a type classification without serifs at stroke ends.
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Both languages share the English example images. Japanese prompts are the recorded translations.
A phrase to start with
Directs text in the image toward sans-serif typography.
Appearance and effects
Letterforms without serifs at stroke ends appear.
Visual traits
- serif-free stroke ends
- letterforms
Expected changes
- Letterforms without serifs at stroke ends are more likely to appear
Five examples
1 — Medium-sized dog
Open image ↗2 — Cat
Open image ↗3 — Teenage boy
Open image ↗4 — Unoccupied interior
Open image ↗5 — Valley with a river and mountain ranges
Open image ↗Meaning and scope
Definition
Sans-serif typography is a typographic characteristic using a type classification without serifs at stroke ends. It does not determine a particular typeface, modernity, legibility, geometric form, language, or medium.
In more detail
It concerns a type classification without serifs. It is distinct from serif typography and from an impression of modernity or geometric form.
Includes
- Typography using a type classification without serifs at stroke ends
Excludes
- A particular typeface, modernity, legibility, geometric form, language, or medium
What this does not imply
- A particular typeface, modernity, legibility, geometric form, language, or medium
Variability
Text amount, size, weight, placement, and medium can be adjusted separately.
Usage and adjustments
Usage
- Use it for letterforms without serifs
Distinguish similar expressions
- Specify typeface, language, medium, and legibility separately
Typical uses
- Set text in an image with sans-serif typography
Possible failure modes
- It becomes fixed as a particular typeface or modern impression
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