According to most studies, sans serif fonts are more difficult to read. This is why they are used most often for short text components such as headlines or captions. Although, there’s that “most studies” phrase that you see everywhere where’s a text about serif vs sans-serif, people mostly prefer sans-serif for web.
When typefaces are digitized for use on computers, the letter forms have to fit within a relatively small pixel grid, often leading to what are called the “jaggies”. Many web professionals such as graphic designers say that this somehow low resolution cannot render effectively enough the fine finishing strokes of serif typefaces, and that sans serif typefaces are being digitized easier, and come out cleaner and thus more legible.
When typefaces are digitized for use on computers, the letter forms have to fit within a relatively small pixel grid, often leading to what are called the “jaggies”. Many web professionals such as graphic designers say that this somehow low resolution cannot render effectively enough the fine finishing strokes of serif typefaces, and that sans serif typefaces are being digitized easier, and come out cleaner and thus more legible.
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