Neutral Sans Workhorse
Draka + Saltriver Grotesk
Lets Draka own the focal silhouette while handling secondary copy, sizing and subheads cleanly.
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Contrast capitals with broad looped D and A forms and a long fine K diagonal
Draka
Draka places rust-coloured capitals on a sunlit pale field, where the D curls through a broad lower loop, both A letters combine sharp rising diagonals with rounded sweeping lower strokes and the K sends a long fine diagonal across the row, while window shadows fall behind the word.
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Cutting, print & workflow scorecard.
Sturdy stroke walls and open counters weed cleanly on adhesive vinyl, HTV apparel film, and cut cardstock.
Plotter & output verdictEasy-Weed Vinyl & Print Ready
Recommended minimum scale0.75 in+ cap height
Character set & structureUppercase, Lowercase & Numerals
OpenType & PUA accessPUA Encoded
Best surfaces & mediaWedding Suites · Foil Envelopes · Boutique Logos
Compatible design toolsCricut Design Space · Silhouette Studio · Canva Pro · Illustrator
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Draka.
The stems keep contrast, the bowls loop low, the diagonals run long and one stroke crosses the row. That looped bowl is the character: the word reads as a drawn inscription rather than a display serif, which is why the sample leaves a wide pale field around it. The cover names ligatures without showing the keys, so test your own word for the looped pairings, keep 36 pt and allow 22 mm beneath the loops for whatever sits below. The looped bowl is the glyph that closes: it needs its full height, so the face wants 36 pt and 22 mm of clear field beneath the loops, and a word without a D or an A loses the effect entirely.
Contrast capitals with broad looped D and A forms and a long fine K diagonal
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Draka with grounded secondary typography.
Structured Secondary Voice
Draka + Augler
Grounds bold display lettering with classic typographic authority on posters, badges and apparel.
Inspect Augler specimenPractical applications
Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Draka’s stroke geometry.
Wordmark for a wine bar
The looped capitals give a bar a signature, and the contrast strokes hold a two-word name at 26 pt on a card, where the long K diagonal finishes the row.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print an 85 by 55 mm card: set the wordmark at 26 pt on one row, keep 18 mm of clear ground beneath for the loops, and keep the address at 7 pt two lines clear of the diagonal.
Pre-production check
The looped D may need a specific alternate; check the character map before the lockup is finalised.
Card for a formal wedding
The looped forms suit an engraved suite, and the contrast holds a pair of names at 28 pt on heavy card, where the A sweeps carry the ornament.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 130 by 180 mm invitation: set the names at 28 pt on one row, keep 22 mm of clear ground beneath for the loops, and keep 18 mm of margin at each end for the sweep exits.
Pre-production check
Long sweeps cut by the card edge look broken; check the artwork and keep 18 mm of white on both sides.
Title for an arts feature
The long diagonals set a lively title, and the looped bowls hold a two-word heading at 54 pt on a page, where the fine K stroke crosses the space between words.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 210 mm page: set the heading at 54 pt on one row, keep 22 mm of clear ground beneath before the standfirst at 10 pt, and keep the photograph clear of the K diagonal's path.
Pre-production check
A photograph behind the fine diagonal breaks the stroke; check the page and keep the heading on a plain band.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Display · Contrast capitals with broad looped D and A forms and a long fine K diagonal
- Foundry / creator
- Aqeel_Art
- Glyph encoding
- PUA encoded for character-map access
- Language support
- Multilingual character support stated by creator
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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