Serif
The small stroke finishing the end of a main stroke, and the single feature the oldest classification systems are built around.
Near it
Bracket
Slab serif
Glyphic
Terminal
SpurWhat it is made of
| bracketed | joins the stem on a curve | |
| unbracketed | meets the stem at an angle | didone and most slabs |
| wedge | triangular | glyphic faces |
Sources
- The Practice of Typography: Plain Printing Types, Theodore Low De Vinne
The serif is the short cross-line put as a finish at the ends of unconnected lines.