{sans-serif} fonts are those that do not have the small projecting features called "serifs" at the end of strokes.
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Changing KOMA Script font family?
I'm using KOMA-Script and I would like to know how can I change the default font to FreeSans, or any other font-family? Also, how can I change all text to sans-serif?
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Small caps with CMSS?
How can I use small caps with the CMSS font?
When trying to set fontshape to "sc" I get a serif font or just no change (if I use fonthshapealone):
result of example below:
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Which sans serif and monospace fonts suit Century Schoolbook?
I find the Century Schoolbook family very legible for online documentation. However, I am unsure what sans serif (for typesetting, e.g., LaTeX package names) and monospace (for typesetting code) ...
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How to use pxfonts with the standard KOMA Script font?
In an earlier question I asked how to display a triple line integral. This was not possible with the earlier package mathpazo which I use, so I would like to switch to pxfonts. This package, if I ...
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Sans serif font with distinguished capital I for math.
I work a lot with matrix algebra. I also give a lot of presentations. It'd be nice to have a good sans serif font to use for both. Currently, my choice is the bitstream vera sans with math package: ...
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A better way to achieve sans-serif typeface in figure and table environments
For some of my style files, I would like to have a sans-serif typeface within my figures. I have code which seems to be working,
\makeatletter
\renewenvironment{figure}[1][\fps@figure]{
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\bfseries is to \textbf as WHAT is to \textsf
Neither of \sfseries nor \sfshape seem to work. So what is the command I'm looking for to change the current group to sans serif? \bfseries, \scshape and \itshape work, but I can't find the sans serif ...
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When to use serif and when to use sans serif font family
This is not a technical question. However as the FAQs say this place is about
people who love to create well-structured and beautifully typeset documents
I take my shot.
I am often confused ...
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How do I change a font document wide?
How do I change a font for a latex document?
I am using the \documentclass{article}, which sets the document in a serif font.
I also declared \usepacke{helvet}, since thats the font I would like to ...
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PGF/TikZ and Sans Serif Fonts
I have a TikZ/PGF file created directly by a graphing package of the form \begin{tikzpicture}{dimensions} ... \end{tikzpicture}. The file uses \pgftext[...]{\selectfont{Some text here or ...
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Book cover fonts
I am typesetting my first book. I am using Computer Modern for the font. I am trying to decide which font to use for the covers/dust jacket.
I took a look at a number of similarly formatted books, ...
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Simplest way to typeset entire document in sans serif (Helvetica)
How do I typeset an entire document in Helvetica/sans serif without littering the document with font changes for every heading/paragraph, etc.? Like this but with the paragraphs all in Helvetica.
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