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Slab serif

Meaning in graphic design, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In graphic design, slab serif means: A typeface style with thick, block-like serifs.

In Turkish: kalın blok tırnaklı karakter

How it is used

Identify the serif construction rather than assuming every slab has identical proportions.

Example sentences

  1. The slab serif gives the short poster headline sturdy horizontal endings.

    The heavy serifs contribute to the headline's solid visual character.

  2. We compared a slab serif with a finer serif for the catalogue.

    The comparison concerns serif form, not merely overall font weight.

Common collocations

  • slab serif typeface
  • geometric slab serif
  • serifA small line or foot at the end of the strokes of a letter, as in Times or Garamond. A typeface with these details is also called a serif.
  • font weightHow thick or thin the strokes of a font are, from thin and light through regular and medium to bold and black.

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