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When a letterform’s stroke exhibits a consistent thickness—i.e., little or no contrast—the typeface is said to be “monolinear.” Typically, sans serifs and slab serifs have less contrast than serifs.

![The word “only” set in a monolinear typeface, with circles used to highlight parts of the letterform that often have different thicknesses in typefaces of other styles.](images/thumbnail.svg)
Even where the strokes join, note how their thickness remains the same (or optically appears to be the same).

Examples of Monolinear typefaces include Poppins and Montserrat.