Modern Grotesque Body
Delove + Miniplate
Creates crisp high-hierarchy contrast beneath Delove headlines across menus, websites and labels.
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Fine broad serif with a looping initial and a hooked ascending extension
Delove
Delove is a fine luxury serif in which the bowls stay large and round, the hairlines thin to almost nothing, the D opens a low looping entry and a long extension curls over the v, so a name reads as couture lettering.
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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 Delove.
The D begins beneath the baseline in a small loop before it rises, the o and e close broad bowls against fine joins, the v receives a curl that sweeps above it and the light cut keeps the stems at a fraction of the bowl weight. The looped initial is the character: it puts the ornament on the first letter only, which is why the sample sets one word over a muted portrait. Because the hairlines are fine, the face wants coated stock from 16 pt and holds up in hot foil on larger signage. The portrait, the olive ground and the small caption are presentation; the cream serif name is the face.
Luxury · Fine · Looped
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Delove with grounded secondary typography.
Expressive Accent Script
Delove + Brittany Signature
Adds a warm human signature touch for 1-to-3-word callouts without competing against structured serif capitals.
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Delove’s stroke geometry.
Invitation heading for a formal wedding
The looped initial gives a suite its flourish, and the fine serif keeps a pair of names readable at 24 pt on heavy coated card.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 130 by 180 mm card: set the names at 24 pt, keep 16 mm above for the extension, and set the venue at 9 pt in a neutral serif beneath with 14 mm of clear ground.
Pre-production check
A hairline printed at 24 pt on textured card breaks; check the stock and move the names to a smooth coated sheet.
Label for a beauty brand
The couture tone suits a bottle label, and the fine contrast holds a short name at 18 pt on a 40 mm panel in one flat ink.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 40 by 65 mm label: set the house name at 18 pt, keep 6 mm from each die edge so the entry loop stays whole, and set the volume in a 6 pt caps at the foot.
Pre-production check
An entry loop printed across a die edge is cut through; check the imposed label and keep 5 mm of clearance.
Cover title for a fashion story
The wide bowls fill a cover head, and the fine contrast keeps a single word elegant at 66 pt over a photographic ground.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print an A4 cover: set the title at 66 pt on the calm band of the photograph, keep 20 mm of clear ground beneath for the standfirst, and set the standfirst at 10 pt in a light serif.
Pre-production check
Fine hairlines printed over a highlight disappear; check the cover proof and shift the title to a shadowed band.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Serif · Fine broad serif with a looping initial and a hooked ascending extension
- Foundry / creator
- Graphicxell
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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