Types of Fonts
In the design world, we are often faced with typography that requires us to use various fonts. Here is a summary of some types of fonts and their functions..
Serif Font Types
Serif font type is the most ancient type of font. Having an elite bow or stroke at the end of each letter makes Serif have a Royal, Elegant, and Luxury concept, s that your eyes are more comfortable when reading it.
And these are some of the most frequently used types of Serif fonts :
– Times New Roman
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– Ventura
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– Rockwell
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– Palatino
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– Garamond
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– Constantia
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Sans Serif Font Types
The san serif font type is the opposite of the serif font type. The word “San” itself has the meaning of whether or not it is not. In other words, the kind of font that doesn’t have elite bows or small strokes at the end of each letter. Usually this ,type of font is used by professionals for presentations, scientific papers and w,hen writing books. This type of font gives its readers a neutral feel.
Here are the most used San Serif font types :
– Helvetica
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– Roboto
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– Oswald
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– Lato
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– Impact
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– Open Sans
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Slab Serif Font Types
This Slab Serif is arguably the ‘sister’ of san serif, many also refer to this font as serif. This style appeared when the first typewriter was present. This font is commonly used for brands that want to look classic, vintage, and strong.
Here are the most popular types of slab serif fonts :
– Touchdown
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– Enyo
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– Broky
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– Amoba
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– Western Wilder
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– Long Rider
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– Bely
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Types of decorative fonts
Finally, decorative fonts. As the name implies, this type of font has more “decorations” in each letter. Because of its fairly eccentric shape, this type of font is very suitable for use as a tag line, butaglinenot suitable when used with budy copy bebodye it can make the letters collide with each other so that it is less comfortable to read.
Here are the most used types of decorative fonts:
– Rosewood
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– Bermuda
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– Umbra
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– Grunge
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– Doodle
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– Dot 28.
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Those are some of the types of fonts that are most often used. Hope it can be your reference and hope it helps.