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Original specimen by greenvill

Contrast serif capitals with leaf-shaped openings and curling botanical extensions

Electra

Electra presents dark capitals inside a pale ornamental frame: broad serif strokes are cut by fine leaves and curling stems, some terminals expand into fan-like leaf forms, C encloses a small floral cluster, T grows symmetrical branches inside its stem and A carries a pointed botanical counter.

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At-a-glance maker compatibility

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 accessSwashes/Tails
Best surfaces & mediaWedding Suites · Foil Envelopes · Boutique Logos
Compatible design toolsIllustrator · Affinity · Canva Pro · Cricut & Silhouette

Visual anatomy & craft review

Letterform structure
of Electra.

Each letter is a small construction of strokes and vegetation, the leaves cut into the counters, the stems curl away from the baseline and the weight stays high-contrast. The botanical cut is the character: the ornament lives inside the letter rather than around it, which is why the sample sets one word inside a frame. Because the fine contours are hairlines, keep 44 pt before they survive, and treat the pale frame as cover artwork rather than a supplied component.

Botanical · Leaf openings · Ornamented caps

Two-font hierarchy recipes

Suggested font
pairings.

Tested contrast partners — pairing Electra with grounded secondary typography.

Neutral Sans WorkhorseSans serif
Original Taught preview by CraftedType Studio

Electra + Taught

Lets Electra own the focal silhouette while handling secondary copy, sizing and subheads cleanly.

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Structured Secondary VoiceSerif
Original Aureline preview by Colourful

Electra + Aureline

Grounds bold display lettering with classic typographic authority on posters, badges and apparel.

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Practical applications

Project & layout
blueprints.

Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Electra’s stroke geometry.

Wedding

Card for a garden wedding

The botanical capitals give a garden suite its theme, and the leaf counters stay open at 44 mm on heavy card stock. The botanical cut also keeps a suite tied to its setting.

Hierarchy & layout recipe

Print a 130 by 180 mm card: set the names at 44 mm in capitals, keep every leaf contour at 0.5 mm, and set the venue at 9 pt in a light serif with 16 mm of clear ground below.

Pre-production check

Fine leaf contours printed under 0.3 mm fill in; check the film at full size and keep the names at 38 mm or above.

Brand & packaging

Label for a florist

The curled stems suit a flower shop, and the ornamented caps stay clear at 30 mm on a 60 mm panel in one ink. The ornamented caps also give a small label a theme.

Hierarchy & layout recipe

Print a 60 by 40 mm label: set the shop name at 30 mm, keep the stems at 0.6 mm, and set the street in a 6 pt caps beneath with 5 mm of clear ground. Keep the label square. Keep the street line short.

Pre-production check

A leaf cluster printed at 20 mm becomes a blob; check the plate proof and keep the name at 26 mm or above. Ask for a plate proof of the label.

Editorial & posters

Opening initial for a botanical story

One ornamented capital starts an article, and the leaf detail gives the opening page its theme at 50 mm. The leaf detail also gives an opening page its motif.

Hierarchy & layout recipe

Print a 210 mm page: set the initial at 50 mm, keep 7 mm of clear ground beside the first four lines at 10 pt, and keep the frame line 12 mm away from the letter. Keep the frame line clear.

Pre-production check

An initial set hard against the text jams the opening; check the page and keep 8 mm of white beside it. Keep the text block narrow.

Technical & licence verification

File & listing specifications.

File & glyph specifications

Style classification
Decorative · Contrast serif capitals with leaf-shaped openings and curling botanical extensions
Foundry / creator
greenvill
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