Why is Serif Font used so little on the Web and in Apps?

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I do not seek answers based on opinion!

The other day I saw one Kindle, and I noticed that he was using by default a font-family with serif.

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After that I was asked. Amazon certainly had a good reason to choose a serif source for this device... but because?
(I know the user must have an option to change the source, but it is not the focus here)

  • Why is it so rare to see Fontes Serifadas on the web and especially in the Apps in general?

  • Is there any contraindication to use this style typographic on screens? It impairs accessibility in some way?

  • What would be the intention and what could have motivated Amazon to opt for this type of serif font on Kindle, since on the web this style is so unusual?

OBS: Surely there is some technical reason for this, so we would welcome an answer that NAY are based on "personal opinion"!

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    Excellent young question, always see serifada fonts in printed material and without serifas and digital reading. I will follow the answers.

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Serif type fonts, or serifadas, are indicated for large printed books and text, as they help in reading, giving a greater continuity and without causing visual fatigue.

Sans Serif fonts, or non-serif fonts, are suitable for titles, calls and digital texts.

This is because, when we visualize a text on the screen of a computer, tablet or mobile phone, Serifas end up being a hindrance to the flow of reading.

Taking into account that the Kindle was made to simulate a book, so it fits the type large printed books and text.

Source: https://blog.trakto.io/psicologia-da-tipografia-fonte/

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    Are these considerations, fully applicable to the monitor technology of 20 years ago, still applicable considering the current resolution of computer monitors?

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    Most of the sites nowadays have non-secret fonts, as much as they use serif fonts for Kindle the Amazon site does not use serif fonts, so I believe this is fully applicable today even with the change of monitors.

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    I think what Anonymous meant was that with bigger resolutions, seripixed fonts are better rendered on canvas. Something that did not happen in the old monitors, where the serifadas fountains were "pixelated" and with terrible milkability.... Now, if today’s higher screen resolutions favor the use of serif fonts, I believe so, all right... but why are they still underused? I can’t say, there must be some more topical reason for this explanation... or... that shouldn’t be the only reason...

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