a font, such as Helvetica, which contains no serifs
a font without serifs (from the French word sans, meaning "without")
a font with unified corners
A font without slabs at the top and bottom of each character. Most commonly used sans serif fonts for he web are Arial, Helvetica, and Verdana. This page uses a sans serif font.
a font with no serifs, or short cross lines, at the ends of letters