What the “sans” refers to in Comic Sans

Answer:

SERIF

Hint:

Think of the decorative strokes at the ends of letters in fonts like Times New Roman—this typeface famously lacks them.

Explanation:

The word "sans" in "Comic Sans" is French for "without," so the clue is asking what the font lacks. Comic Sans is a "sans-serif" typeface, meaning it doesn’t have the small decorative lines (serifs) at the ends of letters. The answer is "SERIF" because that’s the feature it’s missing—hence "sans serif.

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