Very high contrast between thick and thin strokes

Vertical stress in the strokes

“Ball” terminal strokes.

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Serifs contain protrusions at the beginning and/or end of a stroke of a letter, like an extra piece to the basic letterform. 


There are four classifications under Serif: Old-Style, Transitional, Didone or neoclassical, Slab

Serif

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Low contrast between thick and thin strokes

Diagonal stress in the strokes

Slanted serifs on lower-case ascenders

Old-Style serifs

High contrast between thick and thin strokes

Medium-High x-height

Vertical stress in the strokes

Bracketed serifs

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Transitional serifs

Didone or neoclassical serifs

Heavy serifs with imperceptible differences between the stroke weight

Minimal or no bracketing

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