High-Contrast Display Serif
Fentura + Cronelo
Pairs sculptural editorial warmth with Fentura's clean modern geometry.
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Substantial plain mixed case with broad bowls and open horizontal e bars
Fentura
Fentura presents three black lines on light grey, the name above Modern Forms and Bold Structure, where straight substantial stems meet broad rounded bowls, the e opens wide, the a keeps a double storey and the crossbars stay flat and plain.
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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 accessStandard Latin, Figures & Punctuation
Best surfaces & mediaBrand Packaging · Social Graphics · Vinyl Decals
Compatible design toolsIllustrator · Affinity · Canva Pro · Cricut & Silhouette
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Fentura.
The construction stays geometric, the bowls stay circular, the joints close tightly and the crossbars sit level. That plainness is the character: the sample shows a consistent solid texture rather than a contrast face, which is why the three rows read as one voice across the page. The corner notes advertise eight weights from hairline to bold and a variable build, so check what your file actually exposes before planning a hierarchy. Keep 12 pt for body use and test the a and e at small sizes where the geometry can tighten.
Substantial plain mixed case with broad bowls and open horizontal e bars
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Fentura with grounded secondary typography.
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Fentura’s stroke geometry.
Wordmark for a software studio
The plain geometry gives a small studio a mark that reads as engineering rather than marketing, and the weight range covers a full identity from logo to legal line.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print an 85 by 55 mm card: set the wordmark in the bold weight at 22 pt, set the address in the regular weight at 7 pt, keep 12 mm of clear ground between them, and keep 10 mm of margin at each side.
Pre-production check
The advertised weights may install separately; check the file list before planning a hierarchy.
Report cover for an engineering firm
The three-level structure matches a report cover, where a title, a subtitle and a descriptor have to sit in one column without decoration.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print an A4 cover: set the title in the bold weight at 40 pt, set the subtitle in the regular weight at 16 pt, set the descriptor in the light weight at 10 pt, keep 14 mm between the blocks, and keep 22 mm of margin.
Pre-production check
Light weights under 10 pt on uncoated stock thin out; check the proof and use regular for small text.
Sign for a design department
The even geometry reads on a door plate and the flat crossbars keep a long department name legible at corridor distance.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 300 by 120 mm plate: set the department name in the bold weight at 26 pt, set the room number in the regular weight at 11 pt, keep 12 mm between the lines, and keep 16 mm of margin for the fixings.
Pre-production check
Rounded bowls lose definition on brushed metal; check the plate proof before the etch is cut.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Sans serif · Substantial plain mixed case with broad bowls and open horizontal e bars
- 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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