Modern Grotesque Body
Adelite + One More
Creates crisp high-hierarchy contrast beneath Adelite headlines across menus, websites and labels.
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Fine tall serif with inward curls in the lowercase bowls and a crossing capital
Adelite
Adelite is a fine tall serif in which the stems stretch upward, the lowercase bowls curl inward at their exits and the capital carries a long crossing extension, so a single word reads as an editorial headline rather than a logo.
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Cutting, print & workflow scorecard.
Crisp hairline serifs shine on stationery, foil stamping, and packaging; add slight offset for small decals.
Plotter & output verdictPrint, Hot Foil & Large Signage
Recommended minimum scalePrint 10 pt+ · Vinyl 1.5 in+
Character set & structureUppercase, Lowercase & Numerals
OpenType & PUA accessStandard Latin, Figures & Punctuation
Best surfaces & mediaWedding Suites · Foil Envelopes · Boutique Logos
Compatible design toolsIllustrator · Affinity · Canva Pro · Cricut & Silhouette
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Adelite.
The d turns its bowl back inside the stem, the e curls its eye closed, the l rises as a plain tall stem and the A sends a fine extension across its own counter. The inward curls are the character: they keep a mixed-case line moving without adding ornament, which is why the sample sets one large word low on a pale street photograph. Because the hairlines are fine, the face wants coated stock from 14 pt and holds up in hot foil and larger signage, while the thin cut needs a heavier weight for small captions. The street scene, the small star and the caption are presentation; the white headline is the face.
Editorial · Fine · Curled
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Adelite with grounded secondary typography.
Expressive Accent Script
Adelite + Abigail
Adds a warm human signature touch for 1-to-3-word callouts without competing against structured serif capitals.
Inspect Abigail specimenPractical applications
Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Adelite’s stroke geometry.
Cover title for an architecture quarterly
The tall stems give a cover head its vertical rhythm, and the fine contrast keeps a two-word title airy at 66 pt across a printed cover.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print an A4 cover: set the title at 66 pt on two lines, keep 20 mm between the baselines so the curls do not touch, and set the issue line in a 9 pt caps at the foot.
Pre-production check
Hairlines under 0.25 pt drop out on a matte cover stock; check the press proof and move the title to a coated sheet or one weight heavier.
Invitation heading for a city wedding
The curled lowercase suits a modern suite, and the fine serif keeps a double name readable at 24 pt on heavy cream card.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 130 by 180 mm card: set the names at 24 pt on one line, keep 10 mm at each end for the crossing extension, and set the venue at 9 pt in a neutral serif beneath.
Pre-production check
A crossing extension printed into a small caption collides with it; check the proof and keep 12 mm of clear ground under the baseline.
Logotype for a jewellery studio
The fine curls give a wordmark movement, and the tall stems hold a long studio name at 26 pt on a foil-stamped box lid in one colour.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 60 by 60 mm lid: set the studio name at 26 pt, keep the foil plate edge 8 mm clear of the last curl, and keep the thinnest stroke at 0.4 mm on the plate.
Pre-production check
A foil curl at 0.3 mm breaks on the plate; check the die proof and thicken the exit stroke before the run.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Serif · Fine tall serif with inward curls in the lowercase bowls and a crossing capital
- Foundry / creator
- Glyphonic
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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