Serifs is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.
You can make 91 anagrams from letters in serifs (efirss).
1835-45; perhaps Dutch schreef line (in writing), akin to schrijven to write
Then start similarly at the extreme right-hand point of the bottom serif, and cut the right side of the stroke.
A very thin line or serif is apt to be lost in the background.
serif—The short cross-line or tick at the end of the main strokes in roman letters.