Sans-Serif fonts traces a trajectory from their early days as functional and legible alternatives to traditional serif typefaces to becoming integral parts of modern design language. The sans-serif style’s clean lines, adaptability, and straightforwardness continue to make it a staple in contemporary typography and design. Sans-serif typefaces first originated in the eighteenth century but didn’t see widespread use until the nineteenth century. In the print world, serif typefaces are almost universally used for setting running body text, however, on the web, sans-serifs dominate.